Premium Ham & Cheese Bites 4625

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Premium Ham & Cheese Bites 4625 scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Batter [Water, Wheat Flour, Yellow Corn Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Soy Protein Isolate, Nonfat Dry Milk, Dried Egg Whites, Yellow 5, And Red 40]): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Starch Batter [Water, Food Starch-Modified, Rice Flour, Tapioca Dextrin, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Xanthan Gum, Salt And Spice Extract]): 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 Premium Ham & Cheese Bites 4625'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.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Ham & Cheese Filling [Cooked Ham Water Added (Ham Cured With Water, Salt, Vinegar, Dextrose, Potasium Chloride, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Pasteurized Restricted Melt Cheese Sauce (Cheddar Cheese {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes}, Water, Milkfat, Whey, Enzyme Modified Cheese {Pasteurized Milk, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Milkfat, Salt, Cheese Culture, Enzymes}, Sodium Phosphate, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Lactic Acid, Sodium Alginate, Sorbic Acid As A Preservative), Shredded Swiss Cheese (Pasteurized Cultured Part Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Natural White Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes)].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Breading [Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Whey, Canola Oil].

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Breading [Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Dextrose, Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Yeast, Soybean Oil, And Salt)].

Industrial fermentation for additive production.