Jalapeno Poppers

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Jalapeno Poppers scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Filling {Cream Cheese [Milk, Cream, Cheese Culture, Stabilizers (Carob Gum And/Or Xanthan Gum And/Or Guar Gum), Salt, Annatto (For Color)]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Sharp Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Salt, Cheese Culture, Enzymes, Annatto (For Color)], Sharp Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Enzymes, Salt, Annatto (For Color)]): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Jalapeno Poppers' 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: Bacon (Pork Belly, Water, Salt, Sugar, Natural Flavor, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Breadcrumb (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Soybean Oil, Salt).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.