Sweet Salty Trail Mix

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Sweet Salty Trail Mix scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Flavors (Vanillin (An Artificial Flavor)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin Added As An Emulsifier): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Honey Sesame Sticks Unbleached Wheat Flour Contains Malted Barley Flour As A Natural Enzyme Additive , Soybean Oil, Sesame Seeds, Honey Coating [Sucrose, Wheat Starch, Honey], Bulgur Wheat, Tack Blend [Maltodextrin, Zanthan Gum], Salt, Beet Powder Color , Turmeric): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Nuts & Seeds, this product is more processed than about 84% of the 20,883 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Sweet Salty Trail Mix's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Chocolate Buttons [Sugar, Cocoa, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Whey (Contains Milk), Artificial Color (Fd&C Blue 1, Blue 1 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40, Red 40 Lake), Sorbitol, Titanium Dioxide, Phosphoric Acid, Methyl & Propyl Parabens, Caramel].

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Peanut Butter Toffee [Peanuts, Sugar, Butter (Sweet Cream (Contains Milk), Salt, Annatto Color Added Seasonally)].

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.