Pre-Built Gingerbread House Kit, Pre-Built
The processing score reflects 85 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.
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Ingredients
38 listed · 18 flagged for reviewGINGERBREAD: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, FUNGAL-AMYLASE, ASCORBIC ACID, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, MODIFIED PALM OIL), MOLASSES, WATER, BAKING SODA, SALT, SPICES (CINNAMON, GINGER, ALLSPICE, CLOVES). WHITE READY-TO-USE ICING: SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, MODIFIED PALM OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS, POLYSORBATE 60), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, CORN STARCH, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ACETYLATED MONOGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL VANILLA FLAVOR, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, POLYSORBATE 60, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CITRIC ACID. WHITE ICING MORTAR: SUGAR, PALM OIL SHORTENING (PALM OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM CASEINATE [MILK], DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SILICON DIOXIDE), DRIED EGG WHITE (EGG WHITE, CITRIC ACID), GUM ARABIC, CREAM OF TARTAR, AMMONIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, ARTIFICIAL VANILLA FLAVOR. GUM DROPS: DEXTROSE, RED 40, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1, RED 3, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR). MULTI-COLORED CANDIES: DEXTROSE, DEXTRIN, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, APPLE JUICE, CARROT JUICE, CARNAUBA WAX, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, RED 3. CANDY CANE STICKS: SUGAR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Pre-Built Gingerbread House Kit, Pre-Built scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Artificial Flavors (Artificial Vanilla Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, +2 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 18,630 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 Pre-Built Gingerbread House Kit, Pre-Built'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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Acetylated Monoglycerides, Carnauba Wax, Confectioner'S Glaze.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Polysorbate 60.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Gum Arabic.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Molasses, Palm Oil Shortening (Palm Oil, Maltodextrin, Sodium Caseinate [Milk], Dipotassium Phosphate, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Silicon Dioxide), Artificial Vanilla Flavor. Gum Drops: Dextrose, and 2 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Modified Palm Oil), Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Modified Palm Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Polysorbate 60).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Soda, Cream Of Tartar.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- 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.
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