Is Kirkland Cookies ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 71 ingredients
- 9 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
enriched bleached hheat flour chheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitarte, riboflavin, folic acid, palm, canola oil, sugar (processing marker), eggs, chocolate chunks (sugar (processing marker), chocolate liquor, unsheetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), sunflower lec thim, vanilla, milk), raisins, oats, white chocoli te chunks (sugar (processing marker), cocoa butter, whole milk powder (processing marker), nonfat milk, milk fat, butter oil, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker), uanilla), natural raisin paste, mecadamia nuts, cashew nuts (cashews, safflower oil (processing marker), ea salt), contains 2% and less of the following (inuer sugar), molasses (processing marker), whey ponder, whey protein concentiate, natural and artificial flavors (ultra-processing marker), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker), sod (um aluminum sulfate), corn starch (processing marker), calciun sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), spices, annatto, turmeric (for color (ultra-processing marker)), salt (processing marker), 30v, cashew nuts, macadamia nuts, produced on equipment that also processes peanuts tree nuts, dairy, sesame, consumers with food allergies, please read the ingredient statement carefully, cntiqty 1 sell by (t 08, 16, 22 net wt 36 oz (2.25 lb), sise totaller ger $8.99 kirkland)
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E520 Aluminium sulphate
As written on the pack
enriched bleached hheat flour chheat flour. malted barley flour. niacin. reduced iron. thiamin mononitarte. riboflavin. folic acid). palm and/or canola oil. sugar. eggs. chocolate chunks (sugar. chocolate liquor. unsheetened chocolate, cocoa butter. soy lecithin or sunflower lec thim. vanilla. milk). raisins. oats, white chocoli te chunks (sugar. cocoa butter, whole milk powder, nonfat milk, milk fat. butter oil. soy lecithin or sunflower lecithin, uanilla). natural raisin paste. mecadamia nuts. cashew nuts (cashews, safflower oil, ea salt), contains 2% or less of the following: inuer sugar, molasses. whey ponder. whey protein concentiate, natural & artificial flavors. leavening (sodium bicarbonate. sodium acid pyrophosphate. sod: um aluminum sulfate, corn starch, calciun sulfate. monocalcium phosphate). spices. annatto and turmeric (for color). salt. 8 double nut cookies e oatmeal cookies 8 chocolate chunk cookies allergen information: contains: wheat, milk egg. 30v. cashew nuts, macadamia nuts. produced on equipment that also processes peanuts tree nuts, dairy and sesame. consumers with food allergies. please read the ingredient statement carefully. cntiqty 1 sell by: t 08/16/22 net wt 36 oz(2.25 lb) sise totaller ger $8.99 kirkland
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
6 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 301 chocolate biscuits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 109th. 95% of the chocolate biscuits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619344239, last edited 13 September 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.