Cookies

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Natural Flavors (Pure Vanilla): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Baking Powder Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors, Artificial Food Colors, Cream Of Tartar, Cellulose Gum. Edible Ink Markers Ingredients: Purified Water, Artificial Food Colors, Propylene Glycol And One Or More Of The Following: Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Methyl Paraben Or Propyl Paraben As Preservatives. Edible Designs Ingredients: Tapioca Starch, Corn Syrup Solids, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sugar, Water, Canola Oil, Glycerine, Titanium Dioxide, Polyglycerol Esters, Modified Corn Starch, Algin, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate Preservative , Coconut Oil, Artificial Food Colors, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Food Colors Include One Or More Of The Following: Fd&C Red 3, #40, Yellow 5, #6, Blue 1, #2, Titanium Dioxide): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Cookies' 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: Cookie Ingredients: Sugar, Honey, Inverted Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.