Ham Croquettes

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Modified Proteins (Textured Vegetable Protein): Extensive modification indicates UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Croquettes' 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: Cooked Ham With 35% Added Solution (Water, Salt, Contains 2 % Or Less Of The Following: Vinegar, Dextrose, Modified Potato Starch, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Honey, Sugar, Spices [Brown Sugar, Sugar, Spice Extractives]Potassium And/Or Sodium Lactate, Sodium Diacetate, Modified Food Starch, Potassium Phosphate, Brown Sugar, Lemon Juice, Smoke Flavoring And Caramel Color), Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour Enriched With [Niacina, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, And Folic Acid], Corn Syrup, Yeast, Soy Flour, Wheat Gluten, Soy Bean And/Or Cotton Seed Oil, Soy Fiber, Soy Lecithin, Salt And Calcium Propionate As Preservative), Ham Flavor (Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Maltodextrin, Monosodium Glutamate, Sugar, Natural Flavors, Onion Powder And Silicon Dioxide As Anticaking Agent).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Food Coloring (Water, Propylene Glycol, Red 40, Red 3, And Yellow 6).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.