Nacho Cheese Fully Loaded Franks, Nacho Cheese

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Nacho Cheese Fully Loaded Franks, Nacho Cheese scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Meats (Mechanically Separated Chicken): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Other Additives (Sodium Diacetate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Bacon, Sausage & Hot Dogs, this product is more processed than about 88% of the 6,852 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 Nacho Cheese Fully Loaded Franks, Nacho 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 Cheddar Cheese [Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Milkfat, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Hexametaphosphate Salt, Artificial Color, Cellulose Powder (To Prevent Caking)], Potassium Lactate, Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Seasoning [Spices, Dried Onion, Monosodium Glutamate, Dried Garlic, Sugar, Corn Flour (Processed With Lime), Citric Acid, 2% Or Less Canola Oil, Paprika Extract, Natural Flavors, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil].

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.