Macaroni Fresh Salad

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Colors (Artificial Food Coloring (Yellow 5 And #6)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (1/10 Of 1% Sodium Benzoate As A Preservative): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.

Within Prepared Salads, this product is more processed than about 43% of the 1,234 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 Macaroni Fresh Salad'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 (Soybean Oil, Vinegar, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Egg Yolk, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Paprika, Calcium Disodium Edta To Protect Flavor), Pickles (Cucumbers, Corn Syrups, Vinegar, Salt, Calcium Chloride, 0. 1% Sodium Benzoate As A Preservative, Alum, Xanthan Gum, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Polysorbate 80), Celery (Celery, Water, Food Starch Modified, Sugar, Cellulose Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Citric Acid, 0. 1% Potassium Sorbate As A Preservative), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.