Kroger, Dip Sour Cream, Vegetable Flavored
The processing score reflects 22 ingredients, including MSG, modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat.
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Ingredients
22 listed · 8 flagged for reviewCULTURED CREAM AND SKIM MILK, WHEY MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CULTURED DEXTROSE, GELATIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM CITRATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, RED BELL PEPPER, ONION, GARLIC, TOMATO POWDER, PARSLEY, CELERY, NATURAL FLAVOR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Kroger, Dip Sour Cream, Vegetable Flavored scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Dips & Salsa, this product is more processed than about 83% of the 6,665 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 Kroger, Dip Sour Cream, Vegetable Flavored'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.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Calcium Sulfate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Maltodextrin, Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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