Little Debbie
Flavor:
Cosmic® Brownies
Ingredients:
Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate [vitamin B1], Riboflavin [vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Corn Syrup, Palm And Soybean Oils With Tbhq And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor, Sugar, Dextrose, Water, Cocoa, Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Cosmic Candy Pieces (Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips [sugar Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla], Sugar, Corn Starch, Titanium Dioxide, Gum Arabic, Confectioner’s Glaze, Carnauba Wax, Yellow #5 Lake, Yellow #6 Lake, Blue #1 Lake, Red #3, Milk), Soy Lecithin, Salt, Corn Starch, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Caramel Color, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Dried Eggs, Red #40, Whey, Soy Flour, Dried Egg Whites, Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid (To Preserve Freshness), Blue #1 Lake, Blue #2 Lake, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Modified Corn Starch, Mono- And Diglycerides, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Polysorbate 60, Red #3, Red #40 Lake, Soybean Oil, Titanium Dioxide, Yellow #5 Lake, Yellow #6 Lake.
Rating: We Avoid
- 1 out of 5
Ingredient Score:
Rated at 1/5 green leaves, Little Debbie Cosmic® Brownies are positioned at the bottom of our cleaner food options. This product is not organic and incorporates genetically modified ingredients. It contains several types of added sugars, including sugar, citric acid, and fructose, along with more concerning sweeteners like dextrose and corn syrup. The list of ingredients also features a range of potentially harmful additives like natural and artificial flavors, diglycerides, and polysorbate 60, as well as known harmful additives such as artificial flavors, caramel color, titanium dioxide, TBHQ, and various artificial dyes.
Moreover, the brownies are made with oils that are flagged as harmful in our assessment, including soybean oil and palm kernel oil. High fructose corn syrup and artificial flavors, both of which carry significant health concerns, are present in this product. Given these factors, our evaluation advises consumers to steer clear of Little Debbie Cosmic® Brownies, as they do not align with the criteria for cleaner, healthier food choices.
Our rigorous assessment criteria focus on the presence of non-organic ingredients, GMOs, added sugars, harmful additives, and unhealthy oils. Little Debbie Cosmic® Brownies fall short in each of these categories, resulting in the lowest possible rating on our scale. Consumers seeking cleaner food options would be well-advised to consider alternative products that avoid or minimize the use of such ingredients. Our aim is to highlight products that support a healthy lifestyle, and unfortunately, this product does not meet the standards set forth for a cleaner, more wholesome diet.
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