Cheesy Bacon Burgers

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Natamycin): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• 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 Cheesy 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: Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese [Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt And Enzymes), Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Sorbic Acid, Apo-Carotenal Coloring], Bacon Flavor [Maltodextrin, Salt, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Bacon Bits [Cured With Water, Salt, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, May Also Contain Sugar, Smoke Flavoring, Natural Maple Syrup, Natural Flavor And Artificial Maple Flavoring, Sodium Phosphate, Brown Sugar, Dextrose, Maple Sugar, Potassium Chloride , Molasses, Modified Corn Starch, Sunflower Oil, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Natural Smoke Flavor And Citric Acid], 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 Contain Smoke Flavoring).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.