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El Serranito, Cooked Ham

Processing Score
6.8Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
7/10Excellent

The processing score reflects 11 ingredients, including preservatives and modified ingredients. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
038003769709
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size28 g
Amount per serving
Calories
30
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g
1%
Saturated Fat 0g
0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 85mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate 2g
1%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 4g
Calcium 0mg
0%
Iron 0.4mg
2%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

11 listed · 2 flagged for review

PORK, WATER, DEXTROSE, SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM LACTATE, POTASSIUM LACTATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, El Serranito, Cooked Ham scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
  • Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
  • Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Deli Meats, this product is more processed than about 46% of the 4,591 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 El Serranito, Cooked Ham'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: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Lactate, Potassium Lactate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

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