Ham Salad, Ham

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Ham Salad, Ham'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.

Modified StarchesStrong UPF marker

In this product: Modified Food Starch.

Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Virginia Style Ham (Cured With Water, Salt, Dextrose, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Diacetate, Smoke Flavoring, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite), 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]), 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), 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 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour. Dextrose. Yeast. Salt). Sodium Lactate And Sodium Diacetate With Silicon Dioxide (Free Flow Agent).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.