Bleu Cheese Beef Patties

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bleu Cheese Beef Patties scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Encapsulated Salt [Salt, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil]): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Industrial Enzymes (Bleu Cheese [ (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Natamycin To Protect Flavor], Bleu And Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes]): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavorings): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Beef, Pork & Lamb, this product is more processed than about 91% of the 4,915 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 Bleu Cheese Beef Patties' 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: Glucose Syrup, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Autolyzed Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.