Specially-Seasoned Collard Greens

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Specially-Seasoned Collard Greens scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Corn Gluten And Wheat Gluten With Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed And Soy Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
• Natural Flavors (Water Monosodium Glutamate, Natural Flavor (Contains Natural Smoke Flavor)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Plant Proteins (Hydrolyzed Soy Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
• Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Inosimate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.

Within Canned Vegetables, this product is more processed than about 99% of the 4,967 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 Specially-Seasoned Collard Greens' 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: Sugar, Maltodextrin, Rendered Bacon Fat And Bacon Bits (Contains Natural Smoke Flavor, Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrate).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Silicon Dioxide.

Common in powdered processed foods.