Thick Mints

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Thick Mints scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Chocolate Liquor, Chocolate Liquor Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Vanilla Flavor, Natural Peppermint Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Chocolate, this product is more processed than about 67% of the 9,618 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 Thick Mints' 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: Mini Vanilla Creme Caco Cookies (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Vegetable Oil [Soy Oil, Hydrogenated Soy Oil], Dextrose, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cocoa Powder, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Artificial Vanilla Flavor, Monocalcium Phosphate, Baking Soda, Natural Flavor), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.