Cornbread Stuffing

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.

Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 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 Cornbread Stuffing'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: Chicken Broth (Water, Chicken Including Natural Chicken Juices, Salt, Chicken Fat, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin [From Corn], Dried Whey [Milk], Natural Flavoring, Turmeric), Cornbread Shreds (Enriched Wheat Flour [Flour Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Cornmeal, Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Salt, Vegetable Shortening [Palm Oil], Yeast, Grain Vinegar, Annatto Extract And Turmeric [Color], Soy Lecithin), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.