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Perla, Grade a Salvadorean Cream

Processing Score
7.8Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
2.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 12 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat.

Nutrient Alerts

High Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
718122742943
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size30 g
Amount per serving
Calories
60
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g
6%
Saturated Fat 3g
15%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg
5%
Sodium 140mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate 2g
1%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 1g
Calcium 40mg
3%
Iron 0mg
0%

* 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

12 listed · 4 flagged for review

GRADE A CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, CREAM, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, NONFAT MILK POWDER, GELATIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CALCIUM SULFATE, CARRAGEENAN, POTASSIUM SORBATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM AND ANNATTO.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Perla, Grade a Salvadorean Cream scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
  • Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
  • Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum And Annatto): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cream & Butter, this product is more processed than about 69% of the 3,591 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 Perla, Grade a Salvadorean Cream'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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

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