Dressing & Toppings for Salads
The processing score reflects 76 ingredients, including enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
36 listed · 8 flagged for reviewDRESSING: WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, WHOLE EGG, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), PESTO SAUCE (FRESH BASIL, OLIVE OIL, ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED SHEEP MILK, ENZYMES, SALT), PINE NUTS, FRESH GARLIC, WATER, SPICES, CITRIC ACID), CORN SUGAR VINEGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS (CONTAIN SOY), SUGAR SPICES (CONTAIN MUSTARD), ANCHOVY PASTE (ANCHOVIES, SALT, WATER), EGG YOLK, DISTILLED VINEGAR, GARLIC POWDER, CITRIC ACID, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, RICE EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM, ONION POWDER. CROUTONS: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, SUGAR, TOMATO POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, SUNDRIED TOMATO POWDER, PALM OIL, VITAL WHEAT, GLUTEN, YEAST, NATURAL FLAVOR, EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA, ROSEMARY EXTRACT. CHEESE: LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), MEDIUM ASIAGO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING), GARLIC, NATAMYCIN (NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR). PINE NUTS.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Dressing & Toppings for Salads scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Natamycin (Natural Mold Inhibitor). Pine Nuts): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Industrial Enzymes (Pesto Sauce (Fresh Basil, Olive Oil, Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Sheep Milk, Enzymes, Salt), Pine Nuts, Fresh Garlic, Water, Spices, Citric Acid)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors (Contain Soy), Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Dressings & Mayo, this product is more processed than about 71% of the 5,534 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 Dressing & Toppings for Salads' 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: Soybean Oil, Canola Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil, Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils 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.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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