Maple Cured Bacon Baked Beans, Maple Cured Bacon

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Maple Cured Bacon Baked Beans, Maple Cured Bacon scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Beans & Legumes, this product is more processed than about 96% of the 4,710 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 Maple Cured Bacon Baked Beans, Maple Cured Bacon'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: Sugar, Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Maple Syrup, Sodium Phosphates, Maltodextrin, Flavor, Modified Food Starch, Tricalcium Phosphate, Caramel Color, Brown Sugar, Maple Sugar, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Molasses.

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: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Chloride.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.