Chocolate chip muffins

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Little Debbie Chocolate chip muffins scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Little Debbie Chocolate chip muffins lists 21 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips, Dextrose, Canola Oil and Leavening. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Little Debbie Chocolate chip muffins scores worse than most pastries & muffins we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pastries & muffins is Pearl Milling Company Organic Pancakes at 100/100.