Pork & Vegetable Flat Dumplings, Pork & Vegetable

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pork & Vegetable Flat Dumplings, Pork & Vegetable scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Potato Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Less Than 2% Of: Monosodium Glutamate): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Pork & Vegetable Flat Dumplings, Pork & Vegetable'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soup Stock Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Wheat Starch, Soy Sauce Defatted Soybean, Corn Gluten , Sugar, Beef Tallow, Glucose, Maltodextrin, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural & Artificial Flavor Milk , Beef Bone Extract, Spices, Disodium Inosinate, Beef Extract Powder, Disodium Guanylate, Citric Acid, Thiamine Hydrochloride.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

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.