Loaded Instant Mashed Potatoes
Processing Score
22.3Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data
The processing score reflects 82 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
Nutrition Highlights
Good Protein SourceGood Fiber Source
Nutrient Alerts
High Sodium
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
035826100177
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size28 g
Amount per serving
Calories
110
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g
3%
Saturated Fat 1g
5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg
2%
Sodium 500mg
22%
Total Carbohydrate 20g
7%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 2g
Calcium 60mg
5%
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 · 4 flagged for reviewDEHYDRATED POTATO WITH EMULSIFIER (MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES)AND PRESERVATIVE (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BISULFITE, CITRIC ACID), SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, PALM OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED MILK, NONFAT MILK), OF: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), NONFAT MILK, WHEY, IMITATION BACON BITS (SOY FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL WITH PRESERVATIVE [TBHQ], HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SUNFLOWER OIL, SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, DEXTROSE, INACTIVE DRIED YEAST, CARAMEL COLOR, RED 3 AND/OR RED 40, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE SHORTENING [HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL [COTTONSEED, SOYBEAN], SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SUGAR, CALCIUM SILICATE, SWEET CREAM (CREAM, NONFAT MILK, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, SILICON DIOXIDE), BUTTERMILK, LACTIC ACID, PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE (SHEEP AND COW MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT ENZYMES), PRESERVATIVE (CITRIC ACID, TOCOPHEROLS, BHT), DEHYDRATED ONION, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, BLUE CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SODIUM CASEINATE, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, REDUCED-LACTOSE WHEY, COLOR (BETA CAROTENE), DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, DEHYDRATED CHIVES, EMULSIFIER (MONOGLYCERIDES), DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SILICON DIOXIDE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Loaded Instant Mashed Potatoes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Flavors (Of: Natural And Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Emulsifiers (Dehydrated Potato With Emulsifier (Mono- And Diglycerides)And Preservative (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bisulfite, Citric Acid)): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 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 Loaded Instant Mashed Potatoes' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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