Three Cheese Ranch
The processing score reflects 46 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, MSG, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
27 listed · 8 flagged for reviewSOYBEAN OIL, WATER, LOWFAT BUTTERMILK (ENRICHED LOWFAT AND SKIM MILK, SALT, TAPIOCA STARCH, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN), EGG YOLK, SUGAR, SOUR CREAM POWDER (CREAM, NONFAT MILK, CULTURES), ROMANO, PARMESAN AND CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), CHEDDAR AND BLUE CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES), TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, SODIUM CITRATE, AUTOLIZED YEAST, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, CULTURED WHEY, LACTIC ACID, YELLOW 5 & 6, SPICE, DRIED GARLIC ACID, DRIED ONION, PARSLEY, PHOSPHORIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM BANZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Three Cheese Ranch scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5 & 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Banzoate And Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Dressings & Mayo, this product is more processed than about 71% of the 5,534 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 Three Cheese Ranch'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.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Monosodium Glutamate, Natural Flavors.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Citrate, Calcium Disodium Edta.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Autolized Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Lactic Acid, Phosphoric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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