Potato Stick Crusted
The processing score reflects 51 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, corn syrup and modified ingredients. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
36 listed · 7 flagged for reviewLOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYME), WHEAT FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, DEHYDRATED POTATOES, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, BUTTERMILK, CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, WHEY, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), CITRIC ACID, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CORNSTARCH, DEXTROSE, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONION, FLAVORING, GARLIC POWDER, LACTIC ACID POWDER, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MALTODEXTRIN, METHYLCELLULOSE, MILK SOLIDS, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, ONION POWDER, PARSLEY, PINEAPPLE JUICE SOLIDS, SALT, SOUR CREAM SOLIDS, SPICES, SUGAR, TOMATO, TURMERIC EXTRACT, VINEGAR SOLIDS, WHEY, YEAST EXTRACT, YEAST.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Potato Stick Crusted scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Methylcellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Frozen Vegetables, this product is more processed than about 96% 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 Potato Stick Crusted'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: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Lactic Acid Powder.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract, Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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