Seafood Salad Deluxe

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Seafood Salad Deluxe scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): 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 Seafood Salad Deluxe'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.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Mayonnaise [Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup, Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled And Cider Vinegar, Salt, Spice, Calcium Disodium Edta (To Protect Flavor)], Celery Salt [Salt, Celery Seed, Contains Less Than 2% Of Tricalcium Phosphate (To Prevent Caking)].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lemon Juice [Filtered Water, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sodium Bisulfite (Preservative), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Lemon Oil].

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.