Sausage, Cheese, Egg & Hashbrowns Square Wrap

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Sausage, Cheese, Egg & Hashbrowns Square Wrap scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Bha): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Xanthan Gum. Pasteurized Process American Cheese: (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking)Potassium Sorbate And Natamycin (Preservatives). Dehydrated Hash Brown Potatoes: Potatoes (Dry)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Breakfast Foods, this product is more processed than about 55% of the 422 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 Sausage, Cheese, Egg & Hashbrowns Square Wrap'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.

Industrial EnzymesUPF marker

In this product: Enzymes (Wheat Starch, Microcrystalline Cellulose).

Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker

In this product: Whey Protein Concentrate.

Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Monoglycerides.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Natural Flavors.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Fully Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), Soybean Oil, Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of Canola Oil, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose, Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.