Hatch Chile Cookin' Sauce, Hatch Chile
The processing score reflects 52 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
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Ingredients
34 listed · 8 flagged for reviewFINISHING SAUCE: WATER, HATCH GREEN CHILE, PINEAPPLE JUICE, LIME JUICE, SALT, BROWN SUGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, JALAPENO PEPPER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 0.5% OF: GARLIC, LEMON PEEL, ONION, ORANGE PEEL, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, CORN STARCH, SPICES (INCLUDING CUMIN, OREGANO), . COOKING SAUCE: APPLE JUICE, WATER, TAMARI SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, SALT, SUGAR), SUGAR, SPICES (INCLUDING GINGER, RED PEPPER), CONTAINS LESS THAN 0.5% OF: MOLASSES, GUAR GUM, MALIC ACID, GARLIC; SPICE PACK: SPICES, SEA SALT, PAPRIKA, BROWN MUSTARD SEED, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, GARLIC, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, CITRIC ACID, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, LIME OIL.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Hatch Chile Cookin' Sauce, Hatch Chile scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Cooking Sauces, this product is more processed than about 83% of the 9,519 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 Hatch Chile Cookin' Sauce, Hatch Chile'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.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt, Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Brown Sugar, Sugar, Contains Less Than 0.5% Of: Molasses, Corn Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Malic Acid, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Lime Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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