20/23 ingredients recognized
How we scored this
PureScore is the stored composite of ingredient safety (40%), formulation quality (30%), contaminant risk (20%) and label transparency (10%). This label matched 20 of 23 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Pumpkin spice latte muffins
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Flagged concerns
canola oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
mono - and diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
dextrose
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
Enriched wheat flour
Stripped of nutrients; high glycemic; bleaching may leave chemical residue.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
brown sugar
White sugar with trace molasses; marginally better than refined white sugar
Full ingredient list
Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, cream cheese filling (water, cream cheese [cream, nonfat milk, salt, guar gum, propylene glycol alginate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, bacterial culture], sugar, corn syrup, food starch-modified, lactic acid, salt, sodium citrate, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, carrageenan, potassium sorbate [preservative], color added), soybean and / or canola oil, pumpkin, eggs, water, whipping cream (cream, milk, nonfat dry milk, carrageenan, mono - and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, sodium citrate), brown sugar, natural flavor, butter (cream [milk], natural flavor), spice, whey (milk), dry whole milk, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, dextrose, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, citric acid, soy lecithin.