Puff Pastry Assortment

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Non-Hydrogenated Canola): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Modified Cellulose): Industrial stabilizers 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 Puff Pastry Assortment'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: Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oil Shortening, Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast. Cheese & Onion Filling: Cream Cheese (Milk, Cream, Nonfat Milk, Salt, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Bacterial Culture).

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Shredded Hash Brown (Potatoes, Sea Salt, Dextrose, Sodium Phosphate), Bread Crumb (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Yeast, Salt), Roasted Red Bell Pepper Concentrate (Roasted Red Bell Peppers, Sugar, Potato Flour, Salt, Dried Red Bell Pepper, Natural Flavor, Corn Oil).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.