Bento Express, Spicy California Roll

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bento Express, Spicy California Roll scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Dough Conditioners (L-Cysteine Hydrochloride): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Chili Sauce [Chili, Sugar, Salt, Garlic, Distilled Vinegar, Potassium Sorbate (As Preservative), Sodium Bisulfite (As Preservative), Xanthan Gum]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 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 Bento Express, Spicy California Roll'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.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Imitation Crab Meat [Water, Surimi (Alaska Pollock, Egg White Powder, Sorbitol, Sodium Phosphates), Wheat Starch, Modified Tapioca Starch, Sugar, Salt, Palm Oil, Crab Extract (Soy), Crab Flavor, Color, Calcium Carbonate], Calcium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Water, Whole Eggs And Egg Yolks, Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Lemon Juice, Calcium Disodium Edta To Protect Quality, Natural Flavors).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Tartaric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.