Valentine Pretzel
The processing score reflects 22 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
14 listed · 5 flagged for reviewSUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT STARCH, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, SILICON DIOXIDE [ANTI-CAKING AGENT]), VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: PALM KERNEL, CORN, CANOLA, COTTONSEED OR SOYBEAN), WHEY (MILK), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, THE FOLLOWING: YOGURT POWDER (CULTURED WHEY AND NONFAT MILK), SALT, CORN SYRUP, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, NONFAT MILK POWDER, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE AND YEAST), SOY LECITHIN - AN EMULSIFIER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (INCLUDES FD&C: RED 40 LAKE AND RED 3 LAKE).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Valentine Pretzel scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Artificial Colors (Includes Fd&C: Red 40 Lake And Red 3 Lake)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin - An Emulsifier): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
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 Valentine Pretzel'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: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Palm Kernel, Corn, Canola, Cottonseed Or Soybean).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Titanium Dioxide.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate And Yeast).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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