Mild Pimiento Cheese

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Mild Pimiento Cheese 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.
• Other Additives (Pimientoes (Pimientoes, Water, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Hot Sauce (Peppers, Vinegar, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate (To Preserve Freshness))): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 94% of the 19,171 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 Mild Pimiento Cheese'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: Pasteurized Process American Cheese (American Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Artificial Color).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Egg Yolks, Water, Distilled Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Salt, Mustard Flour, Calcium Disodium Edta), Brown Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lemon Juice (Water, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Citric Acid, Salt, Ester Of Wood Rosin, Glycerin, Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives), Sodium Bisulfate, Yellow 5 (Tartrazine)).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.