Weis, Fudge Ice Brownie with Walnuts

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Weis, Fudge Ice Brownie with Walnuts scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate [Preservative]): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa [Processed With Alkali]): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Monoand Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

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 Weis, Fudge Ice Brownie with Walnuts' 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: Brownie (Sugar, Bleached Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Palm Oil, Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], Water, Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Dried Egg Whites, Salt, Emulsifier [Propylene Glycol Monoester, Mono And Diglycerides, Soybean Oil, Lecithin, Bha, Citric Acid]).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.