Maple Glazed Carrots

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Maple Syrup [High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Corn Syrup, Cellulose Gum, Artificial Maple Flavor, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Caramel Color]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 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 Maple Glazed Carrots' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Canola And/Or Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides, Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Citric Acid, Artificial Butter Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.