Target — CARROT CAKE FROSTED SUGAR COOKIES

About CARROT CAKE FROSTED SUGAR COOKIES

Market Pantry Carrot Cake Frosted Sugar Cookies are a seasonal or limited-offering baked cookie product sold under Target's Market Pantry entry-level private label. Each cookie is described as frosted, indicating a decorative sugar glaze or icing applied to the surface. Per 100 grams, the product provides approximately 421 calories, 15.79 grams of total fat, 68.42 grams of carbohydrates, and 2.63 grams of protein, with no reported dietary fiber.

The ingredient list opens with sugar and enriched bleached wheat flour, followed by margarine formulated from palm oil and soybean oil. Carrots appear as a characterizing ingredient consistent with the carrot cake flavor profile, accompanied by eggs and invert sugar. The minor ingredients section is notably complex, listing a wide array of additives including partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed and/or soybean oil), which is a source of artificial trans fat. The FDA revoked GRAS status for partially hydrogenated oils effective June 2018 with compliance required by January 2020, making its presence in this USDA submission a documentation of a legacy or transitional formulation. Titanium dioxide is listed as a color agent; while permitted in the United States, the EU banned titanium dioxide as a food additive in 2022 citing safety concerns. The product also contains an extensive array of certified synthetic dyes: Blue 1, Blue 1 Lake, Blue 2, Blue 2 Lake, Red 3, Red 40, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6, and Yellow 6 Lake. Additional additives include confectioner's glaze, polysorbate 60, carrageenan, gum arabic, cellulose gum, soy lecithin, carnauba wax, and gum tragacanth. Natural and artificial flavors are both declared.

Allergens present include wheat (from flour), milk (from whey), eggs, and soy (from lecithin and margarine). The extensive dye profile and presence of partially hydrogenated oil and titanium dioxide place this product in an older formulation class within Target's private-label portfolio.

Ingredients

SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MONO- & DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [PRESERVATIVE], ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO [COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE), CARROTS, EGGS, INVERT SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: WATER, RICE FLOUR, CORN STARCH, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, BAKING SODA, SPICE, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL OIL AND/OR PALM OIL AND/OR PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL [COTTONSEED AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL]), BLUE 1, BLUE 1 LAKE, BLUE 2, BLUE 2 LAKE, RED 3, RED 40, RED 40 LAKE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 6 LAKE, SALT, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, POLYSORBATE 60, WHEY, GUM ARABIC, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SOY LECITHIN, CARNAUBA WAX, GUM TRAGACANTH.

Calorie Breakdown

At 421 calories per 100 grams, CARROT CAKE FROSTED SUGAR COOKIES gets 2% of its calories from protein, 65% from carbohydrates, and 34% from fat. This is energy-dense, similar to nuts, oils, and concentrated foods.

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