Crispy Fries Potatoes

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Crispy Fries Potatoes scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Vegetables, this product is more processed than about 88% of the 6,343 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 Crispy Fries Potatoes' 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: Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following Oils: Canola, Soybean, Cottonseed, Sunflower, Corn).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dehydrated Potato Flakes (Potatoes, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate And Citric Acid Added To Preserve Natural Color). Contains 2% Or Less Of Dextrose.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate Added To Maintain Natural Color.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.