Mustard & Egg Potato Salad

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Mustard & Egg Potato Salad scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.

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 Mustard & Egg Potato 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: Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Water, Whole Eggs And Egg Yolks, Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Lemon Juice [From Concentrate], Oleoresin Paprika, Natural Flavors, Calcium Disodium Edta [Used To Protect Quality]), Sugar, Sweet Relish (Cucumbers, Sugar, Vinegar, Salt, Spices, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Yellow 5, Polysorbate 80).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.