8 Ham Croquettes

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, 8 Ham Croquettes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Soy Protein Concentrate And/Or Soy Flour): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Dehydrated Potato Flakes (Potatoes, Mono & Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Red Gel Based Color (Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Glycerine, Sorbitol, Fd&C Red 40 (129), Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Fd&C Red 3 (E127), Salt, Carrageenan, Agar Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate (As Preservatives), Citric Acid)): 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 8 Ham Croquettes' 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 Ham And Water Product - 25% Of Weight Is Added Ingredients (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Natural Liquid Smoke, Monosodium Glutamate, Sodium Nitrite), Rendered Pork Fat (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite)And/Or Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Batter Mix (All Purpose Flour (Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour, (Fungal Enzyme, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)), Sugar, Corn Flour, Nonfat Dry Milk, Granulated Garlic, Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), White Pepper, Xanthan Gum, Monosodium Glutamate), Bread Crumbs (Enriched Flour (Containing Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin And Folic Acid), Corn Syrup, Sugar, Vegetable Shortening (One Or More Of The Following: Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, And/Or Cottonseed Oil), Yeast, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Salt, Soy Flour, Whey, Sodium Stearoyl, 2 Lactylate (Dough Conditioner), Calcium Propionate (Preservative), Sesame Seed)And/Or Breader (Wheat Flour, Salt, Whey, Soybean Oil), All Purpose Flour (Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour, (Fungal Enzyme, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Ham Seasoning Base (Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Salt, Sugar, Flavorings (Including Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Natural Smoke Flavor), Less Than 2% Tricalcium Phosphate To Prevent Caking).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.