Wegmans, Milk Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bark

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Wegmans, Milk Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bark scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Chocolate Liquor): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

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 Wegmans, Milk Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bark'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: Milk Chocolate: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vanillin An Artificial Flavor . Pretzel: Enriched Flour Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid. Caramel Filling: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Liquid Sugar, Skim Milk, Palm Oil, Butter Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.