Amish Potato Salad

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Amish Potato Salad 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 To Protect Flavor, Citric Acid, Acetic Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Carrageenan, Sodium Phosphate, Beta-Carotene), Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate To Protect Flavor): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Pickles & Relishes, this product is more processed than about 84% of the 10,255 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 Amish Potato 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: Salad Dressing (Soybean Oil, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Vinegar, Egg Yolks, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Mustard), Sweet Relish (Cucumbers, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Salt, Distilled White Vinegar, Modified Food Starch, Natural Flavor, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Calcium Chloride), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.