Supreme Pimento Cheese with Jalapenos

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Supreme Pimento Cheese with Jalapenos scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (0.1% Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Other Additives (Pimentos (Pimentos, Water, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Supreme Pimento Cheese with Jalapenos' 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 Processed American Cheese (American Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Artificial Color).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Water, Corn Syrup, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Spice, Calcium Disodium Edta).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.