Thin Mints Frozen Dairy Dessert, Thin Mints

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Fudge Swirl [Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Dutched Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Whey, Cream, Vegetable Gum (Carob Bean), Salt, Water], Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa, Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Tristearate, Soy Lecithin, Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this product is more processed than about 38% of the 14,928 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 Thin Mints Frozen Dairy Dessert, Thin 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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Girl Scout Cookies Thin Mints Pieces {Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Mononitrate), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Folic Acid], Vitamin A Palmitate.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Invert Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel, Palm And Soybean Oil), Oil Of Peppermint}.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.