Pimento Cold Pack Cheese Spread, Pimento

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pimento Cold Pack Cheese Spread, Pimento scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Natamycin): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Other Additives (Pimentos (Peppers, Water, Citric Acid, Salt, Calcium Chloride)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Powdered Cellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 94% of the 19,171 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 Pimento Cold Pack Cheese Spread, Pimento'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Salad Dressing (Soybean Dil, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolks, Food Starch-Modified, Salt, Spice, Natural Flavors, Calcium Disodium Edta Added To Protect Flavor).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt Sorbic Acid, Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.