Southwest Vegetable Salad Kit
The processing score reflects 44 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
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Ingredients
28 listed · 6 flagged for reviewVEGETABLES: SAVOY CABBAGE, RED CABBAGE, RADISHES, CARROTS, KALE. SHARP WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE: CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING). YELLOW & BLUE CORN TORTILLA STRIPS: STONE GROUND YELLOW CORN, STONE GROUND BLUE CORN, SUNFLOWER OIL OR CORN OIL, SEA SALT, WATER, TRACE OF LIME. FREEZE DRIED CORN. CHIPOTLE RANCH DRESSING: SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, TOMATOES, BUTTERMILK (CULTURED PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, NONFAT MILK POWDER, SALT), WHITE WINE VINEGAR, SUGAR, ONION, CHIPOTLE PEPPER SAUCE (CHIPOTLE PEPPER PUREE [WATER, CHIPOTLE PEPPERS], WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, ONION POWDER), EGG YOLK, NATURAL FLAVORS, CILANTRO, CITRIC ACID, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, JALAPENO, LACTIC ACID, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SALT, SPICES (CONTAINS MUSTARD), XANTHAN GUM.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Southwest Vegetable Salad Kit scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Stabilizers & Gums (Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking). Yellow & Blue Corn Tortilla Strips: Stone Ground Yellow Corn, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Fresh Produce, this product is more processed than about 90% of the 6,649 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 Southwest Vegetable Salad Kit'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.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sunflower Oil Or Corn Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Sea Salt, Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Lactic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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