Breaded Onion Rings
The processing score reflects 19 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, modified ingredients and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
17 listed · 3 flagged for reviewWATER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR DEHYDRATED MINCED ONION, SUGAR, WHEAT STARCH. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: WHEAT FLOUR, METHYCELLULOSE MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, CELLULOSE GUAR YELLOW CORN FLOUR, DEXTROSE, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, YEAST, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROXYPROPYLMETHLCELLULOSE, SORBITE LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBOINATE), NATURAL FLAVOR.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Breaded Onion Rings scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Methycellulose Modified Food Starch, Cellulose Guar Yellow Corn Flour, Sodium Alginate, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other Additives (Sodium Tripolyphosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Frozen Vegetables, this product is more processed than about 88% of the 6,343 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 Breaded Onion Rings' 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: Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Chloride.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Sorbite Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarboinate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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About our scores and this content
Processing and Nutrition Scores reflect the ingredient lists and nutrient data we observe; they are our analysis, not absolute measures of health. Read the full methodology. This information is provided for general nutrition education and is not medical, health, or dietary advice. Product formulations change often, so check the actual label before purchasing, and consult a registered dietitian or your physician for personal guidance.
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