Ham and Provolone Pinwheels

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Industrial Enzymes (Provolone Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes]): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cream Cheese [Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Sandwiches & Wraps, this product is more processed than about 15% of the 1,978 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 and Provolone Pinwheels' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Ham With Natural Juices [Ham, Water, Sugar, Salt, Potassium Lactate, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Phosphate, Caramel Color].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lavash Flatbread [Enriched Wheat Flour ( [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Malted Barley Flour), Water, Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Calcium Propionate, Soybean Oil, 1-Cysteine, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Corn Starch, Salt, Sugar, Yeast].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.