Can you spot the ultraprocessed foods?

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

Archway Iced Oatmea lHomestyle Cookies
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4

Archway Iced Oatmea lHomestyle Cookies

Archway®
9.25 oz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
2g
Protein
13g
Sugars
100mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
62
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Archway Iced Oatmeal Homestyle Cookies are a classic grocery-aisle treat: soft, mildly sweet oatmeal cookies finished with a sweet white icing and a hint of cinnamon. You’ll typically find them in the cookie and cracker aisle near other packaged cookies, snack cakes, and baking mixes — often shelved alongside nostalgic mainstream brands and family-oriented baked goods. The 9.25 oz retail pack (usually a printed box with an inner plastic tray) markets a “home-style” identity and leans on heritage messaging (“Since 1936”), positioning itself as an affordable, comfort-food choice for families and shoppers seeking familiar, nostalgic snacks rather than artisanal or organic alternatives. This product fits routine shopping trips where shoppers pick up treats for lunchboxes, afternoon snacks, movie-night candy counters, or sweet additions for coffee breaks and potlucks. Labeling emphasizes home-style goodness and nostalgia rather than health claims; there are no organic or whole-food certifications, and the front panel may imply traditional recipes while the ingredient list contains several modern additives and preservatives. In plain processing terms, these are highly processed packaged cookies made with refined flours, added sugars and multiple emulsifiers/preservatives. Sensory experience: a tender, slightly crumbly cookie texture with chewy oat pieces and a sugary, slightly glossy icing that melts into the bite; aroma hints of cinnamon and sweet baked sugar. Rituals include packing a cookie in a lunchbox, dunking with coffee or milk, or sharing from a communal box at casual gatherings. Allergen notes are prominent: contains wheat, soy, eggs, and milk.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 8
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat4g5%
Saturated Fat2g10%
Cholesterol5mg2%
Sodium100mg4%
Total Carbohydrate24g9%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars13g
Added Sugars13g26%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS:, SUGAR,, BLEACHED, AND, UNBLEACHED, ENRICHED, FLOUR, (WHEAT, FLOUR,, FERROUS, SULFATE,, NIACIN,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID),, OATS,, PALM, OIL,, RAISINS,, GLYCERIN,, CORN, SYRUP,, HIGH, FRUCTOSE, CORN, SYRUP,, NONFAT, DRY, MILK,, BAKING, SODA,, EGGS,, MODIFIED, CORNSTARCH,, SPICE, (CINNAMON),, SALT,, POTASSIUM, SORBATE, TO, EXTEND, FRESHNESS,, TITANIUM, DIOXIDE, (FOR, COLOR),, MODIFIED, SOY, PROTEIN,, NATURAL, AND, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVORING,, CARAMEL, COLOR., CONTAINS:, WHEAT,, SOY,, EGGS,, MILK..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Palm Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Modified Soy Protein - Processed emulsifier
  • Potassium Sorbate - Synthetic preservative
  • Titanium Dioxide - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo PreservativeNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains refined flours, multiple added sugars (sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup), industrial ingredients (glycerin, modified cornstarch, modified soy protein), preservatives and artificial flavors, consistent with an ultraprocessed product.

Daily Ritual

Can you Spot Ultraprocessed Foods? Play our Supermarket Game

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

Shopping in the supermarket oil aisle

Others also viewed

Common Questions about Archway Iced Oatmea lHomestyle Cookies

The Iced Oatmeal Cookie isn't exactly what you'd call a health food, but let’s not throw it under the bus just yet! With 140 calories and 13 grams of added sugar per cookie, it’s more of an occasional treat than a daily snack. If you're looking for a sweet indulgence with a bit of nostalgia, this cookie fits the bill!

Perfect For

movie-night
back-to-school
road-trip

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentconvenientcomforting
$NaN
per package