American Ham Salad

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Other Additives (Sodium Diacetate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): 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.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group American Ham Salad'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: Ground Ham (Ham Meat, Water, Salt, [Contains 2% Or Less Of Potassium Lactate, Dextrose, Modified Potato Starch, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrate, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Sodium Diacetate]), Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Mustard Seed, Dehydrated Garlic And Onion), Sweet Relish (Cucumbers, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Mustard Seed, Xanthan Gum, Celery Seed, Dehydrated Red Bell Pepper, Calcium Chloride, Natural Flavoring, Turmeric, And Dehydrated Onion).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.