Chicken & Bacon Caesar with Creamy Caesar Dressing Salad

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chicken & Bacon Caesar with Creamy Caesar Dressing Salad scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Industrial Enzymes (Enzyme Modified Cheese [Cultured Milk, Water, Salt, Enzymes], Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Parmesan Cheese (Parmesan Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Pondered Cellulose [To Prevent Caking], Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, May Also Contain: Sugar, Brown Sugar And Natural Smoke Flavor)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Pickles & Relishes, this product is more processed than about 84% of the 10,255 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 Chicken & Bacon Caesar with Creamy Caesar Dressing Salad'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: Caesar Dressing Water, Soybean Oil, Parmesan Cheese Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Distilled Vinegar, Romano Cheese [Pasteurized Milk Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Egg Yolks, Salt, Corn Syrup, Contains Less Than 2% Of Lemon Juice Concentrate, Granular Cheese [Pasteurized Milk Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Sugar, Dehydrated Garlic Spices Includes Mustard]Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate Go, Dehydrated Onion, Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate As Preservatives, Molasses.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Disodium Edta [To Protect Flavors].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.