Spinach Dip & Spread

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Spinach Dip & Spread scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Sour Cream (Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Milk, Cream, Food Starch-Modified (Corn), Sodium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Carrageenan Locust Bean Gum, And Potassium Sorbate (To Preserve Freshness))): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Dips & Salsa, this product is more processed than about 83% of the 6,665 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 Spinach Dip & Spread'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, Whole Eggs, Vinegar, Water, Egg Yolks, Salt, Sugar, Dextrose, Lemon Juice, Natural Flavors, Calcium Disodium Edta (To Protect Quality)).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Soup Mix (Dehydrated Vegetables (Carrots, Cabbage, Leek, Onion, Potato, Tomato, Peas, Cauliflower, Celery, Garlic, Parsley), Potato Starch, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor, Soybean Oil, Caramel Color, Spices, Turmeric And Less Than 2% Silicon Dioxide (To Prevent Caking)).

Common in powdered processed foods.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.