Authentic Italian

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Authentic Italian'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.

Chemical PreservativesStrong UPF marker

In this product: Pepperoni Bha.

Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Ciabatta Roll (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Yeast, Fermented Wheat Flour, Monoglycerides, Enriched Wheat Farina [Wheat Farina, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Malted Barley Extract, Cultured Wheat Starch).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Deluxe Ham Water Added (Fresh Ham, Water, Salt, Sugar, Dextrose, Less Than 2% Of Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrate), Genoa Salami (Pork, Beef, Salt, Dextrose, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Sugar, Spice, Flavoring, Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Bht With Citric Acid Added To Help Protect Flavor (Pork, Beef, Salt, Contains 2% Or Less Of Dextrose, Flavorings, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Vitamin C [Sodium Ascorbate], Sodium Nitrite, Spices, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.