Creamy Hot Sauce, Garlic Hatch

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Creamy Hot Sauce, Garlic Hatch scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Other Additives (Hatch Chiles (Green Chile Peppers And Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum (A Natural Food Fiber)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Ketchup & Mustard, this product is more processed than about 42% of the 6,563 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 Creamy Hot Sauce, Garlic Hatch'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: Expeller Pressed Non-Gmo Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cane Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Salts Of Fermented Organic Acids.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.