Cinnamon Buns, Cinnamon

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Corn Syrup. Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following Pectin, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Bread, this product is more processed than about 48% of the 11,494 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 Cinnamon Buns, Cinnamon'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Flour (Wheat Flour,Malted Barley Flour,Niacin,Iron,Thiamine Rnononitrate,Riboflavin,Folic Acid. ; Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached (Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Palm Oil, Dextrose, Wheat Starch, Mono- And Diglycerides, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Betacarotene (Color), Cornstarch, Defatted Soy Flour, Eggs, Potato Flour, Preservative (Sodium Propionate), Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soybean Oil, Vital Wheat Gluten, Whey. ; Bing Water Butter; Pasteurized Cream, Natural Flavrings, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate, Eggs, Bakers Yeast, Wheat Flour, Monoglycerides,Guar Gum,Corn Syrup Solids. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following Soybean Oil, Enzymes (Wheat), Calcium Sulfate, Salt, Calcium Propionate;); Sugar.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Molasses, Soy Lecithin. ; (Sugar, Invert Sugar, Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Levulose, Sucrose, Corn Starch); Water, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Metabisulfite.

Natural sources but industrial application.