Ham Salad

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Ham Salad scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Other Additives (Sodium Diacetate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Prepared Salads, this product is more processed than about 43% of the 1,234 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 Ham Salad'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: Smoked Chopped Ham (Ham, Water, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Salt, Dextrose, Potassium Lactate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Flavoring), Salad Dressing (Soybean Oil, Water, Sugar, Egg Yolks [Egg Yolks, Salt], White Distilled Vinegar, Sea Salt, Modified Potato Starch, Lemon Juice, Fruit And Vegetable Juice [Color], Xanthan Gum), Sweet Relish (Pickles, Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt, Red Peppers, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavors, Calcium Chloride, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Benzoate, Yellow 5), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Color (Water, Propylene Glycol, Red 40, Red 3, Propylparaben [Preservative]), Yellow Color (Propylene Glycol And Polysorbate 80 [Preservatives], Turmeric Oleoresin And Annatto Extract [Colors]).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.