4 Pork Tamales

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, 4 Pork Tamales scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group 4 Pork Tamales' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Cured Pork (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Monosodium Glutamate, Sodium Nitrite), Cured Rendered Pork Fat (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Monosodium Glutamate, Sodium Nitrite)And/Or Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.