Ham & Cheese Bites
The processing score reflects 95 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, preservatives, modified ingredients, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
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Ingredients
19 listed · 10 flagged for reviewBREAD INGREDIENTS: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, BREAD BASE (DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, SALT, CORN STARCH, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, WHEAT FLOUR AND 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, ASCORBIC ACID [VITAMIN C], ENZYMES), SUGAR, YEAST (CONTAINS SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, ASCORBIC ACID), YEAST ENHANCER (CALCIUM SULFATE, WHEAT STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR AND 2% OR LESS OF ENZYMES [CONTAINS WHEAT], SALT), CALCIUM PROPIONATE, FUMARIC ACID, SORBIC ACID, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS SOYBEAN, PALM, AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL), MONOGLYCERIDES. FILLING INGREDIENTS: HAM (CURED WITH HONEY, SALT, SUGAR, WATER, DEXTROSE, SMOKE FLAVORING, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO {VEGETABLE COLOR}], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, PASTEURIZED CREAM, SALT, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], APO-CAROTENAL [COLOR], POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CAKING], NATAMYCIN [A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR]), SAUCE (WATER, ALGAL OIL, MOZZARELLA CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], FOOD STARCH, STABILIZER [MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM ALGINATE, DATEM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, MALTODEXTRIN], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, SORBIC ACID [AS A PRESERVATIVE]), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DRIED VINEGAR, CELLULOSE GUM, SALT, FLAVORING, FIRE-ROASTED FLAVOR (NATURAL FLAVORINGS, MALTODEXTRIN, YEAST AUTOLYZATE, DEXTRIN).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Ham & Cheese Bites scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Contains Soybean, Palm, And/Or Cottonseed Oil)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Other Snacks, this product is more processed than about 65% of the 7,439 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 & Cheese Bites' 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: Bread Base (Dextrose, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Salt, Corn Starch, Mono- And Diglycerides, Wheat Flour And 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, Ascorbic Acid [Vitamin C], Enzymes), Sugar, Monoglycerides. Filling Ingredients: Ham (Cured With Honey, Salt, Sugar, Water, Dextrose, Smoke Flavoring, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Sauce (Water, Algal Oil, Mozzarella Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Food Starch, Stabilizer [Modified Food Starch, Sodium Alginate, Datem, Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Maltodextrin], Sodium Phosphate, Natural Flavor, Salt, Sorbic Acid [As A Preservative]), and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast (Contains Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid), Yeast Enhancer (Calcium Sulfate, Wheat Starch, Wheat Flour And 2% Or Less Of Enzymes [Contains Wheat], Salt).
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Propionate.
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Fumaric Acid, Sorbic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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