Chicken Caesar Salad Bowl, Chicken Caesar

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chicken Caesar Salad Bowl, Chicken Caesar scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Caesar Dressing (Water, Soybean Oil, Parmesan Cheese [Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt , Enzymes], Distilled Vinegar, Romano Cheese [Pasteurized Cow'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Egg Yolks, Salt, Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of Each: Lemon Juice Concentrate, Granular Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt , Enzymes], Dehydrated Garlic, Spices (Includes Mustard), Xanthan Gum, Dehydrated Onion, Enzyme Modified Cheese [Cultured Milk, Water, Salt , Enzymes], Anchovy, Molasses, Lactic Acid, Natural Flavors, Gum Acacia, Enzymes, Tamarind Concentrate, Celery Seed), Parmesan Cheese [Parmesan Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Powdered Cellulose [To Prevent Caking]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Pickles & Relishes, this product is more processed than about 84% of the 10,255 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 Chicken Caesar Salad Bowl, Chicken Caesar'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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.