Emeril's, Creole Creations Clam Chowder
The processing score reflects 78 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, corn syrup, plus 3 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
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Ingredients
18 listed · 5 flagged for reviewWATER, HEAVY CREAM (CARRAGEENAN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES), ONIONS, CLAMS, POTATOES, CELERY, CLAM BASE (CLAMS AND CLAM STOCK, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, BUTTER [CREAM SALT], DRIED WHEY, SUGAR, DRIED POTATOES, HYDROLYZED SOY AND WHEAT PROTEINS, DRIED SOY SAUCE [ (WHEAT, SOYBEAN, SALT), MALTODEXTRIN, SALT], POTATO STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORING, ONION POWDER, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, YEAST EXTRACT), FOOD STARCH MODIFIED, BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRATE), CULTURED DEXTROSE, WHEAT FLOUR, BUTTER BLEND (PALM OIL, WATER, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, NON-FAT DRY MILK SOLIDS, SODIUM, BENZOATE [A PRESERVATIVE], SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A [PALMITATE ADDED], BETA CAROTENE [COLOR]), GARLIC, OIL BLEND (HAM, WATER ADDED [HAM, WATER, DEXTROSE, SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRATE], SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SUGAR, DRIED ONION AND GARLIC, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, CORN STARCH, CORN OIL, SOY FLOUR, SPICE EXTRACTIVE, SMOKE FLAVOR, SOY FLOUR, SPICE EXTRACTIVE), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SOY LECITHIN, NISIN PREPARATION, SPICES.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Emeril's, Creole Creations Clam Chowder scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): 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 Emeril's, Creole Creations Clam Chowder'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 (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrate), Oil Blend (Ham, Water Added [Ham, Water, Dextrose, Salt, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrate], Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Sugar, Dried Onion And Garlic, Natural Smoke Flavor, Corn Starch, Corn Oil, Soy Flour, Spice Extractive, Smoke Flavor, Soy Flour, Spice Extractive).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Nisin Preparation.
Natural sources but industrial application.
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