Andouille Sausage & Cheese Dip

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Andouille Sausage & Cheese Dip scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 94% of the 19,171 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 Andouille Sausage & Cheese Dip'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: Beer Cheese (Water, Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Beer [Water, Malted Barley, Hops, Yeast], Cream Cheese [Pasteurized Culture Milk And Cream, Salt, Stabilizers {Xanthan And/Or Carob Bean And/Or Guar Gums}], Cream, Contains Less Than 2% Of Modified Food Starch, Cheese Sauce Base [Whey, Cheddar Cheese {Culture Milk, Salt, Enzymes}, Reduced Lactose Whey, Maltodextrin, Canola Oil, Salt, Disodium Phosphate, Blue Cheese {Culture Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Non Fat Dry Milk, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavors}, Salt, Sodium Caseinate, Contains Less Than 2% Of Carrageenan, Annatto Extract, Paprika Extract, Sunflower Lecithin, Maltodextrin, White Distilled Vinegar, Dipotassium Phosphate, Mono And Diglycerides, Lactic Acid, Yellow 5], Pepper Sauce [Aged Cayenne Red Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt, Garlic Powder], Sodium Phosphates, Salt, Dehydrated Garlic, Spices, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, Paprika Extract), Andouille Sausage (Meat Ingredients [Pork, Beef], Water, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Corn Syrup, Spices, Potassium Lactate, Paprika, Natural Flavors, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sodium Diacetate, Sassafras, Ascorbic Acid, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Sodium Nitrate).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.