Bacon Caesar Chopped Kit, Bacon Caesar

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bacon Caesar Chopped Kit, Bacon Caesar scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Gum Arabic, Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors (Contains Milk), Natural Smoke Flavor, Smoke Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Fresh Produce, this product is more processed than about 90% of the 6,649 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 Bacon Caesar Chopped Kit, Bacon Caesar'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: Vegetables: Romaine Lettuce. Dressing: Soybean Oil, Expeller Pressed Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Uncured Bacon Bits (Pork, Sea Salt, Cane Sugar Powder, Celery Juice Powder, Natural Smoke Flavor, Cherry Juice Powder), Maltodextrin, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Autolyzed Yeast Extract. Croutons: Enriched Wheat Flour (Enriched With Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Yeast, Torula Yeast, Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.