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Simply PotatoesPrepared Entrees

Sour Cream & Chive Mashed Potatoes

Processing Score
11.3Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
4/10Fair

The processing score reflects 30 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
020169221405
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size124 g
Amount per serving
Calories
120
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g
6%
Saturated Fat 2.5g
13%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 480mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate 16g
6%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 3g
Calcium 40mg
3%
Iron 0.4mg
2%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

11 listed · 5 flagged for review

POTATOES, WHOLE MILK, WATER, CULTURED SOUR CREAM (SKIM MILK, CREAM, WHEY, FOOD STARCH MODIFIED, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (A PRESERVATIVE), AND LOCUST BEAN GUM), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), MARGARINE (SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, VEGETABLE MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR (INCLUDES MILK), VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED, VITAMIN D3), NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, CONTAINS 1/2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: CHIVES, DISODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (ADDED TO MAINTAIN COLOR), POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BISULFITE (ADDED TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Sour Cream & Chive Mashed Potatoes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Bisulfite (Added To Maintain Freshness)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Cultured Sour Cream (Skim Milk, Cream, Whey, Food Starch Modified, Sodium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate (A Preservative), And Locust Bean Gum)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
  • Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Sour Cream & Chive Mashed Potatoes' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Disodium Pyrophosphate (Added To Maintain Color).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Tropicana vs Simply Orange comparison.

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