Tomato Cocktail
The processing score reflects 27 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, MSG, plus 4 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
27 listed · 12 flagged for reviewWATER, SUGAR AND/OR HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, TOMATO PASTE, MALTODEXTRIN, IODIZED SALT, CITRIC ACID, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SODIUM BENZOATE (ANTIMICROBIAL), POTASSIUM SORBATE (ANTIMICROBIAL), ACETIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, CELERY NATURAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, VITAMIN C, NATURAL CLAM POWDER, HYDROLYZED CORN VEGETABLE PROTEIN, CALCIUM DISODIUM, EDTA, POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE, CARAMEL COLOR, YELLOW 6, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, ARTIFICIAL SOY SAUCE FLAVOR, RED 40.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Tomato Cocktail scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Sugar And/Or High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate (Antimicrobial), Potassium Sorbate (Antimicrobial)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 6, Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Other Beverages, this product is more processed than about 77% of the 3,934 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 Tomato Cocktail'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.
- Flavor EnhancersUPF marker
In this product: Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate.
Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Iodized Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Acetic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vitamin C.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Disodium.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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About our scores and this content
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