Skip to main content
Star'sCheese

Pimiento Cheese Spread, Pimiento

Processing Score
15.5Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data

The processing score reflects 31 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Star's Pimiento Cheese Spread, Pimiento
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
077541005061
Find Less Processed OptionsBuy on Amazon

We may earn a commission from Amazon purchases.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size30 g
Amount per serving
Calories
80
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g
9%
Saturated Fat 2.5g
13%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 20mg
7%
Sodium 220mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate 3g
1%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 2g
Includes 0g Added Sugars
0%
Protein 2g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 90mg
7%
Iron 0mg
0%
Potassium 40mg
1%

* 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

7 listed · 5 flagged for review

PASTEURIZED PROCESS IMITATION AMERICAN CHEESE (WATER, PALM OIL FOOD STARCH MODIFIED, WHEY, CASEIN (MILK PROTEIN), SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ADIPIC ACID, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), ARTIFICIAL COLOR), SALAD DRESSING (WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DISTILLED VINEGAR, EGG YOLKS, SALT SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE)), PIMIENTOS (PIMIENTOS, WATER, CITRIC ACID), WATER, STABILIZER (CARRAGEENAN, DEXTROSE), SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE, XANTHAN GUM.

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, Pimiento Cheese Spread, Pimiento 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.
  • Other Additives (Pimientos (Pimientos, Water, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 94% of the 19,171 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 Pimiento Cheese Spread, Pimiento'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: Pasteurized Process Imitation American Cheese (Water, Palm Oil Food Starch Modified, Whey, Casein (Milk Protein), Salt, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate, Calcium Phosphate, Adipic Acid, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Artificial Color).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Stabilizer (Carrageenan, Dextrose).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Ketzal for iPhone

Avoiding Milk, Eggs Or Soy?

This product lists milk, eggs and soy in its ingredients. Ketzal, our iPhone app, tracks these and other allergens and ingredients on your Avoid List. Download Ketzal to set up your own Avoid List and get an alert when a product you scan contains something on it.

Get Ketzal
The Avoid List box in Ketzal, naming wheat and milk ingredients

Something wrong on this page? Let me know. If it's a product, you can also submit photos of its label using our mobile app, Ketzal.