Macaroni Salad
The processing score reflects 52 ingredients, including artificial colors, preservatives, enriched flour or grain, plus 2 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
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Ingredients
6 listed · 4 flagged for reviewENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT ( SEMOLINA [WHEAT], NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID); MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, WHOLE EGGS AND EGG YOLKS, VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE [FROM CONCENTRATE], OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVORS, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [USED TO PROTECT QUALITY]); RELISH (CUCUMBERS, SUGAR, VINEGAR, SALT, SPICES, ALUM, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE, YELLOW 5, POLYSORBATE 80); WATER, RED PEPPERS (RED PEPPERS, WATER, CITRIC ACID); SUGAR, GREEN PEPPERS (GREEN PEPPERS, WATER, CITRIC ACID); MUSTARD (DISTILLED VINEGAR AND WATER, #1 MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA AND SPICES); ONION*: SALT; SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVES); XANTHAN AND GUAR GUM (STANDARDIZED WITH DEXTROSE); SPICE: NISIN, NATURAL FLAVOR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Macaroni Salad scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Stabilizers & Gums (Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives); Xanthan And Guar Gum (Standardized With Dextrose); Spice: Nisin): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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.
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