Top Chop't
The processing score reflects 55 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 4 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights

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Ingredients
5 listed · 5 flagged for reviewMASHED POTATOES [WATER, POTATO FLAKES (POTATOES, VEGETABLE (PALM OIL)EMULSIFIER, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BISULFITE AND CITRIC ACID ADDED AS PRESERVATIVES), HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM (HEAVY CREAM, SKIM MILK, LESS THAN 1% EACH OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 80 AND CARRAGEENAN), MARGARINE (LIQUID AND HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, VEGETABLE MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES (SOYBEAN), SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE (A PRESERVATIVE), CITRIC ACID, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), BUTTER BURST (WHEY, BUTTERMILK, BUTTER (CREAM, WATER, SALT), SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, LESS THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE AN ANTI-CAKING AGENT), SALT], CHOPPED BEEF [BEEF, SEASONED SALT (SALT, SUGAR, CHILI PEPPER, SPICE, EXTRACTIVES OF SPICES, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER)], SAUCE (WATER, BEEF BASE (ROASTED BEEF AND BEEFSTOCK, SALT, HYDROLYZED PROTEIN (SOY, CORN), SUGAR, CORN OIL, CORN STARCH, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL FLAVORS, MALTODEXTRIN, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DEXTROSE, BEEF FAT)), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (VEGETABLE COLOR), POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE, (TO PREVENT CAKING), NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR)), BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, MAY ALSO CONTAIN SMOKE FLAVORING, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, BROWN SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVORING).
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Top Chop't'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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Vegetable Color), Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose, (To Prevent Caking), Natamycin (A Natural Mold Inhibitor)).
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Mashed Potatoes [Water, Potato Flakes (Potatoes, Vegetable (Palm Oil)Emulsifier, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bisulfite And Citric Acid Added As Preservatives), Heavy Whipping Cream (Heavy Cream, Skim Milk, Less Than 1% Each Of Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80 And Carrageenan), Margarine (Liquid And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides (Soybean), Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate (A Preservative), Citric Acid, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Calcium Disodium Edta Added To Protect Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Butter Burst (Whey, Buttermilk, Butter (Cream, Water, Salt), Salt, Natural Flavor, Less Than 2% Silicon Dioxide An Anti-Caking Agent), Salt].
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Sauce (Water, Beef Base (Roasted Beef And Beefstock, Salt, Hydrolyzed Protein (Soy, Corn), Sugar, Corn Oil, Corn Starch, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Caramel Color, Natural Flavors, Maltodextrin, Corn Syrup Solids, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate, Dextrose, Beef Fat)).
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, May Also Contain Smoke Flavoring, Sugar, Dextrose, Brown Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Potassium Chloride, Flavoring).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
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