Roundy's, Classic Tuna Salad

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Roundy's, Classic Tuna Salad scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Prepared Salads, this product is more processed than about 43% of the 1,234 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 Roundy's, Classic Tuna Salad'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: Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Water, Pasteurized Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Mustard Flour, Calcium Disodium), Pickle Relish (Cured Cucumbers, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Vinegar, Salt, Celery Seed, Calcium Chloride, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate As A Preservative, Sweet Flavoring, Oleoresin Turmeric, Alum, Polysorbate 80).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lemon Juice [Water, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Bisulfites, Lemon Oil], Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.