Cordon Bleu
The processing score reflects 41 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 2 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights

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Ingredients
16 listed · 8 flagged for reviewBONELESS SKINLESS BREAST OF CHICKEN WITH RIB MEAT CONTAINING UP TO 8% SOLUTION OF WATER, SEASONING (SUGAR, SALT, DEHYDRATED CHICKEN BROTH, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONION), VINEGAR WITH NATURAL FLAVOR AND SODIUM PHOSPHATES. FILLED WITH: PASTEURIZED PROCESS SWISS CHEESE (SWISS CHEESE [CULTURED MILK AND SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, CREAM, SALT), CANADIAN BRAND HAM WITH WATER ADDED {MADE IN USA} (PORK CURED WITH A SOLUTION OF WATER, SUGAR, SALT, SODIUM LACTATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE). BREADED WITH: BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL, GROUND PAPRIKA, SALT, NONFAT DRIED MILK, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVOR, SPICE EXTRACTIVES. BATTERED WITH: WATER, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, YELLOW CORN FLOUR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Cordon Bleu scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 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 Cordon Bleu'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: Canadian Brand Ham With Water Added {Made In Usa} (Pork Cured With A Solution Of Water, Sugar, Salt, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite). Breaded With: Bleached Wheat Flour.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean 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 Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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