Ham Salad, Ham

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Whole Eggs, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt, Sugar, Dextrose, Mustard Flour, Lemon Juice [From Concentrate], Natural Flavor, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Calcium Disodium Edta [To Protect Flavor], Dressing (Soybean Oil, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolks, Modified Food Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Mustard Flour, Onion Powder, Calcium Disodium Edta [To Protect Flavor], Natural Flavors), Relish (Cucumbers, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Red Bell Peppers, Mustard Seeds, Natural Flavors, Onions, Polysorbate 80), Sugar, Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Dextrose, Yeast, Salt), Sodium Lactate And Sodium Diacetate With Silicon Dioxide (Free Flow Agent), Citric Acid, Cherry Cortrate (Gelatin, Fumaric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Maltodextrin, Contains 2% Or Less Of Potassium Sorbate Preservative), Artificial Flavoring, Fd&C Red 40, Salt, Sugar, Dimethylpolysiloxane, Fd&C Blue 1.)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Prepared Salads, this product is more processed than about 43% of the 1,234 products we've analyzed.

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