The Original Breakfast Cookie

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, The Original Breakfast Cookie scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla Extract): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 17% of the 18,630 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 The Original Breakfast Cookie'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Evaporated Cane Sugar, Chocolate Chunks (Unsweetened Chocolate, Sugar, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Brown Rice Syrup, Molasses (Sugar, Sugarcane Molasses).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Expeller Pressed Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda, Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.