Ambrosia Delight

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Sour Dressing (Nonfat Milk, Palm Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Gelatin, Lactic Acid, Guar Gum, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Citric Acid, Acetic Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Carrageenan, Sodium Phosphate, Beta-Carotene)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Dips & Salsa, this product is more processed than about 83% of the 6,665 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 Ambrosia Delight's 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: Fruit Cocktail (Fruit [Peaches, Pears, Grapes, Pineapple, Cherries {Cherries, Carmine Color}], Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Sugar), Mandarin Orange Pieces In Light Syrup (Water, Sugar), Whipped Topping (Whipped Topping Base [Water, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Carbohydrate Gum, Polysorbate 60, Sugar, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Citrate, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Disodium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavor, Colored With Beta Carotene {For Color}], Sugar, Water, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Modified Corn Starch, Gelatin. Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Citric Acid), Sugar, and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.