Healthy Choice Alfredo Bake, 8.8 Oz

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Healthy Choice Alfredo Bake, 8.8 Oz scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Of: Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Crusts & Dough, this product is more processed than about 41% of the 2,350 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 Healthy Choice Alfredo Bake, 8.8 Oz'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.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Pasta (Water, Enriched Wheat Flour [Durum Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate {Iron}, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Egg White).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Yeast, Natural Butter Flavor, Salt, Calcium Propionate [Preservative]).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.