Creole Cream Base

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Creole Cream Base scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

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 Creole Cream Base'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Bacon Bits (Cured With Water, Salt, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite. May Also Contain Smoke Flavoring, Sugar, Dextrose, Brown Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Potassium Chloride, Flavoring), Seafood Base (Cooked Lobster, Shrimp, Crab And Clams, Salt, Maltodextrin, Soybean Oil, Dehydrated Potato, Clarified Butter Oil, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Wheat Gluten Protein, Natural Flavor [Extract Of Shrimp, Salt, Yeast Extract, Dextrin, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate], Dehydrated Bonito [Fish], Onion Powder, Xanthan Gum, Paprika).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.