Egg Salad

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Egg 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 Egg 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: Dressing (Soybean Oil, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolks, Modified Food Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Mustard Flour, Onion Powder, Calcium Disodium Edta [To Protect Flavor], Natural Flavors), Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Whole Eggs, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt, Sugar, Dextrose, Mustard Flour, Lemon Juice [From Concentrate], Natural Flavor, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Calcium Disodium Edta [To Protect Flavor]), Sugar, Relish (Cucumbers, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Red Bell Peppers, Mustard Seeds, Natural Flavors, Onions, Polysorbate 80), and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Lactate And Sodium Diacetate With Silicon Dioxide (Free Flow Agent).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.