Onion Flavored Rings, Steakhouse Onion

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Onion Flavored Rings, Steakhouse Onion scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Colors (Red 40 Lake, Yellow Lake, Blue 1 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate, Natural Flavors (Including Natural Toasted Onion Flavor)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Other Additives (Sodium Diacetate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Other Snacks, this product is more processed than about 65% of the 7,439 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 Onion Flavored Rings, Steakhouse Onion'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, And/Or Sunflower Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.