Cinnamon Rolls, Cinnamon

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Icing Stabilizer Dextrose, Calcium Sulfate, Calcium Carbonate, Agar And 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Titanium Dioxide [Color , Locust Bean Gum, Corn Starch, Artificial Flavor, Sodium Aluminosilicate [Flow Aid], Gums Vegetable [Gums Gum Arabic, Guar Gum], Wheat Flour, Enzymes , Natural And Artificial Flavors, Icing Stabilizer Sugar, Calcium Carbonate, Agar, Salt, Monoglycerides , Palm Oil, Enzyme Blend Calcium Sulfate, Salt And 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Enzymes . Baking Powder Sodium Bicorbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate , Enzymes, Texture Improver Wheat Flour, Enzymes, Salt . Monoglyceride Water, Mono- And Diglycerides, Ethoxylated Mono- And Diglycerides And 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Polysorbate 60, Preservatives [Phosphoric Acid, Sodium Propionate]. Potassium Sorbate): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Danish Improver ( Cellulose Gum, Wheat Flour, Guar Gum, Soybean Oil, Ascorbic Acid Enzymes), Monoglyceride (Water, Monoglycerides And 2% Or Less Of The Following: Preservatives [Propionoc Acid, Phosphoric Acid])): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 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 Cinnamon Rolls, Cinnamon'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: Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch)Shortening (Canola Oil ,Palm Oil), Granulated Sugar, Cake Base (Sugar, Enriched Wheat | Flour Bleached [Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Food Starch- Modified, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Defatted Soy Flour, Eggs, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate], Mono- And Diglycerides, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Vital Wheat Gluten, Whey), Concentrate Mix (Dextrose, Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Dried Whey [Milk]. Salt, Gum Arabic, Leavening [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Mono- And Diglycerides, Calcium Propionate, Enzymes), and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.