Potstickers Vegetable

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Proteins (Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour)): Extensive modification indicates UPF.
• Other Additives (Potato Flakes (Potato, Mono & Diglycerides, Sodium Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate Disodium Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement 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 Potstickers 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Natural Flavor (Sucralose, Salt, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin).

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, Sesame Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dough: Wheat Flour Enriched [ (Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)Malted Barley Flour].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.