Waffle Mix

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavors (Contains Milk Derivatives)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Artificial Sweeteners (Sucralose): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
• Plant Proteins (Isolated Soy Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Baking Mixes, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 5,176 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 Waffle Mix'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, Imitation Blueberry Pieces (Dextrose, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Citric Acid, Cellulose Gum, Maltodextrin, Artificial Flavor, Red 40, Blue 1, Blue 2), Maltodextrin, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Or Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.