Chive & Onion Cream Cheeze Style Spread, Chive & Onion

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Chive & Onion Cream Cheeze Style Spread, Chive & Onion scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Natural Flavors (Vegan Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Plant Proteins (Pea Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Vegan Enzyme): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 78% of the 19,171 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 Chive & Onion Cream Cheeze Style Spread, Chive & Onion'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: Coconut Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid (Vegan).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.