Mini Bagels Topped

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Mini Bagels Topped scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Breakfast, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 1,791 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 Mini Bagels Topped'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.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Bacon (Bacon [Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite], Smoke Flavor), Sauce: Cheese Sauce (Milk, Water, Cheddar Cheese [Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Whey, Milk Protein Concentrate, Corn Starch, Natural Flavors, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Modified Cellulose, Xanthan Gum, Sorbic Acid [Preservative], Mono And Diglycerides, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sugar, Beta Carotene [Color], Beta-Apo-8-Carotenal [Color]).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Beta Carotene.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.