Pulled Pork & Barbeque Sauce

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pulled Pork & Barbeque Sauce scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Barbeque Seasoning (Brown Sugar, Tomato Powder, Salt, Dehydrated Onion And Garlic, Natural Smoke Flavor, Soy Sauce Powder (Wheat, Soybeans, Salt), Paprika, Worcestershire Sauce Powder (Maltodextrin, Distilled Vinegar, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Salt, Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Spices, Tamarind, Natural Flavor), Spices, Citric Acid, Extractive Of Paprika (Color), Caramel Color, Mustard, Xanthan Gum, Sucralose)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Canned Meat, this product is more processed than about 88% of the 755 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 Pulled Pork & Barbeque Sauce'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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.