Blue Cheese Salad Dressing, Blue Cheese

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Flavors (Less Than 2% Of: Natural And Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate And Calcium Disodium Edta): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol Alginate): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Dressings & Mayo, this product is more processed than about 71% of the 5,534 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 Salad Dressing, Blue Cheese'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Soybean Oil And/Or Canola Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

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.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Titanium Dioxide.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.