Blue Cheese Bacon Burgers

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Blue Cheese Bacon Burgers scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Industrial Enzymes (Seasoning [Dried Garlic, Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Spices, Dried Onion, Dried Worcestershire Sauce (Distilled Vinegar, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Salt, Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Spices, Tamarind, Natural Flavor), Whey, Natural Flavor, Blue Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Dried Beef Stock, Hydrolyzed Soy/Corn/Wheat Protein, Balsamic Vinegar Solids, Salt, Beef Fat, Sodium Caseinate, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, Smoke Flavor, And Less Than 2% Of Calcium Silicate To Prevent Caking]): 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 Blue Cheese Bacon Burgers' 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: Blue Cheese Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Water, Pasteurized Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Potato Starch (To Prevent Caking), Cheese Culture, Salt, Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking), Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Enzymes, Natamycin (A Natural Mold Inhibitor), Penicillium Roquefort Ii], Sodium Lactate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite. May Also Contain: Smoke Flavoring.).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.