Cheese Flavored Corn Chiz Curls, Cheese

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cheese Flavored Corn Chiz Curls, Cheese scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (May Contain One Or More Of The Following: Palm, Corn Or Coconut Oil)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Industrial Enzymes (Cheddar Cheese [Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt And Enzymes]): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor (Cheese)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Other Snacks, this product is more processed than about 65% of the 7,439 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 Cheese Flavored Corn Chiz Curls, 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.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Disodium Phosphate And Artificial Colors [Contain Fd & C Yellow 5 (Tartrazine)And Fd & C Yellow 6]}.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Iodized Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Ferrous Sulfate And Vitamin A Palmitate.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.