Korean Style Crispy Bites

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Korean Style Crispy Bites scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Korean Style Crispy 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: Beef Strips (Beef, Beef Stock, Modified Food Starch, Dextrose, Salt, Caramel Color, Sodium Phosphate, Natural Flavoring), Panko Bread Crumbs (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Salt), Dark Brown Sugar, Gochujang Pepper Paste (Corn Syrup, Rice, Water, Red Pepper Powder, Salt, Sea Salt, Cooking Rice Wine, Fermented Soybean Powder, Garlic, Rice Powder, Onion, Soy Sauce, Seed Malt).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Hot Sesame Oil (Sesame Oil, Chiles).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.