Macaroni Salad
The processing score reflects 63 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, plus 4 more we flag.
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Ingredients
13 listed · 7 flagged for reviewPASTA (WATER, DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALAD DRESSING (WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, VINEGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, EGG YOLK, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, GARLIC, PAPRIKA, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [TO PROTECT FLAVOR], LEMON JUICE), WATER, SWEET PICKLE RELISH (CUCUMBERS, CORN SYRUPS, VINEGAR, WATER, SALT, ACETIC ACID, PEPPERS, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], CALCIUM CHLORIDE, ALUM, XANTHAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 80, NATURAL SPICE FLAVORS, TURMERIC OLEORESIN, YELLOW 5), CARROTS, GREEN PEPPERS (BELL PEPPERS, WATER, CITRIC ACID), RED PEPPERS (SWEET BELL PEPPERS, WATER, CITRIC ACID), SALT, PRESERVATIVE (MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED DEXTROSE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SALT, EGG WHITE LYSOZYME AND NISIN PREPARATION), MUSTARD (WATER, VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC), ONIONS, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Macaroni 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.
- Chemical PreservativesStrong UPF marker
In this product: Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate.
Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Pasta (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Salad Dressing (Water, Soybean Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Vinegar, Modified Food Starch, Egg Yolk, Salt, Natural Flavor, Garlic, Paprika, Calcium Disodium Edta [To Protect Flavor], Lemon Juice), Sweet Pickle Relish (Cucumbers, Corn Syrups, Vinegar, Water, Salt, Acetic Acid, Peppers, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Calcium Chloride, Alum, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 80, Natural Spice Flavors, Turmeric Oleoresin, Yellow 5), Preservative (Maltodextrin, Cultured Dextrose, Sodium Diacetate, Salt, Egg White Lysozyme And Nisin Preparation).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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