Flatbreads Garlic Butter Shrimp

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Flatbreads Garlic Butter Shrimp scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Natural Flavors (Smoke And Other Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Other Additives (Sodium Tripolyphosphate (To Retain Moisture), Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Wheat Gluten. Cheese: Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzyme, Potato Starch To Prevent Caking , Powdered Cellulose [To Prevent Caking , Natamycin [A Natural Mold Inhibitor]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Pizza, this product is more processed than about 24% of the 4,362 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 Flatbreads Garlic Butter Shrimp'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: Soybean Oil, Lemon Oil, Vegetable Oil (Canola, Safflower And Or Sunflower Oils).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Yeast Extract. Flatbread: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Ascorbic Acid Added As A Dough Conditioner, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bisulfite (As A Preservative), Calcium Propionate (As A Preservative).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.