Lightly Marinated Premium Chunk Light Tuna, Bacon Ranch, Bacon Ranch

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Lightly Marinated Premium Chunk Light Tuna, Bacon Ranch, Bacon Ranch scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

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

Within Canned Fish & Seafood, this product is more processed than about 99% of the 2,900 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 Lightly Marinated Premium Chunk Light Tuna, Bacon Ranch, Bacon Ranch'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Salad Dressing (Water, Vegetable Oil, Pasteurized Eggs, Vinegar, Modified Food Starch [Corn], Salt, Sugar, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Natural Onion And Garlic Flavors, Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate [Preservatives], Edta, Natural Flavor), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Titanium Dioxide.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.