Bbq Pork Sandwich, Bbq Pork

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bbq Pork Sandwich, Bbq Pork scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Polysorbate 80 Yellow 5): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Sandwiches & Wraps, this product is more processed than about 15% of the 1,978 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 Bbq Pork Sandwich, Bbq Pork'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: King'S Hawaiian Big Island Burger Bun (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Enzyme, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Sugar, Liquid Sugar (Sugar, Water), Butter (Pasteurized Cream, Salt), Eggs, Contains Less Than 2% Of Each Of The Following: Yeast Potato Flour, Whey Nonfat Milk, Salt Datem, Soy Flour, Yellow Corn Flour, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Inactive Yeast Wheat Gluten, Sorbic Acid Preservative, Monocalcium Phosphate, Wheat Flour Calcium Sulfate, Sodium Silico Aluminate, Ammonium Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid Added As A Dough Conditioner Wheat Starch, Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono- & Diglycerides, Enzymes, Calcium Silicate Microcrystalline Cellulose).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Alum Calcium Chloride.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.