Bowl Mashed Potato
The processing score reflects 58 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
31 listed · 11 flagged for reviewIDAHO® POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: COCONUT, PALM, SOYBEAN, COTTONSEED , SUNFLOWER, CANOLA), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, FOUR CHEESE BLEND [CHEDDAR CHEESE BLEND [WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, CANOLA OIL, CHEDDAR AND BLUE CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (INCLUDING FD&C YELLOW 6 AND #5)], ROMANO AND PARMESAN CHEESES [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE]), SALT, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR, FD&C RED 3), WHEY POWDER, SUGAR, NONFAT DRY MILK, SODIUM CASEINATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (MILK, SOY), DEHYDRATED ONION, SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM AND NONFAT MILK), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, CALCIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SPICE, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, MALTODEXTRIN, CHIVES, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (INCLUDING FD&C YELLOW 5 AND #6), SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE (PRESERVE FRESHNESS), SODIUM BISULFITE (PRESERVATIVE FRESHNESS), CITRIC ACID (PRESERVE FRESHNESS), DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (PRESERVE FRESHNESS)AND LESS THAN 2.0% SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED AS AN ANTI-CAKING AGENT.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Bowl Mashed Potato scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Proteins (Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color, Fd&C Red 3)): Extensive modification indicates UPF.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavor (Milk, Soy)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Artificial Colors (Artificial Color (Including Fd&C Yellow 5 And #6)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate 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 Bowl Mashed Potato'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.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono And Diglycerides.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Plant ProteinsUPF marker
In this product: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein.
Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Natural Smoke Flavor.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Flavor EnhancersUPF marker
In this product: Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate.
Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Coconut, Palm, Soybean, Cottonseed , Sunflower, Canola).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Four Cheese Blend [Cheddar Cheese Blend [Whey, Maltodextrin, Reduced Lactose Whey, Canola Oil, Cheddar And Blue Cheese Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes , Salt, Disodium Phosphate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Artificial Color Including Fd&C Yellow 6 And #5 ], Romano And Parmesan Cheeses [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Disodium Phosphate], Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, Dipotassium Phosphate, Tricalcium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
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