Craveables Spinach, Artichoke & Chicken Panini

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Craveables Spinach, Artichoke & Chicken Panini scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Rice Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Plant Proteins (Isolated Soy Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Craveables Spinach, Artichoke & Chicken Panini'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.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Ascorbic Acid.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid. Bread: Bread (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Reduced Iron, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Sugar, Yeast, Oat Fiber, Soybean Oil, Cultured Wheat Starch, Grain Vinegar, Salt, Wheat Starch, Acetic Acid, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Garlic Parmesan Flavored Soybean Oil (Soybean Oil, Natural Flavors [Including Flavorings {Contains Canola Oil}, Lipolyzed Butter Oil], Lactic Acid, Turmeric, Annatto, Tocopherol).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.