Instant Cheesy Broccoli and Rice

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Instant Cheesy Broccoli and Rice'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.

Modified StarchesStrong UPF marker

In this product: Modified Food Starch.

Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cheddar Cheese Powder (Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Culture, Annatto, Enzymes], Whey, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Blue Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Culture, Enzymes], Natural Flavor, Lactic Acid, Natural Wine Flavor, Citric Acid, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, Yellow 5, Yellow 6), Creamer (Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium Caseinate, Dipotassium Phosphate, Mono And Diglycerides, Silicon Dioxide, Soy Lecithin).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetarian Chicken Base (Maltodextrin, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Salt, Corn Starch, Sugar, Onion And Garlic Powder, Spices (Including Parsley), Extractives Of Turmeric, Silicon Dioxide).

Common in powdered processed foods.