Deviled Egg Potato Salads, Deviled Egg Potato

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Deviled Egg Potato Salads, Deviled Egg Potato scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Prepared Salads, this product is more processed than about 43% of the 1,234 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 Deviled Egg Potato Salads, Deviled Egg Potato'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, Corn Syrup, Egg Yolk, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Spice (Mustard), Calcium Disodium Edta (To Preserve Freshness)).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sweet Pickle Relish (Cucumbers, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Calcium Chloride, Xanthan Gum, Alum, Natural Flavors, Turmeric, Polysorbate 80), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Artificial Food Color (Water, Yellow 5 And 6, Citric Acid And Sodium Benzoate (Preservatives)).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.