Asian Sesame Vegetable Salad Kit

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Fresh Produce, this product is more processed than about 90% of the 6,649 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 Asian Sesame Vegetable Salad Kit'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: Kale. Sweet Sesame Dressing: Hoisin Sauce (Sugar, Water, Salt, Sweet Potato Powder, Rice Vinegar, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Corn Starch, Soybeans, Sesame Paste, Spices, Wheat Flour, Dehydrated Garlic, Chili Pepper), Sugar, Agave Nectar, Brown Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil And/Or Canola Oil, Sesame Oil, Olive Oil, Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt, Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cashews. Sesame Sticks: Enriched Wheat Flour (Unbleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron (Reduced Iron), Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.