Van De Kamp's, Crispy Fish Tenders Fillets

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Van De Kamp's, Crispy Fish Tenders Fillets scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Of: Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Other Additives (Sodium Tripolyphosphate (To Retain Fish Moisture)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Seafood, this product is more processed than about 80% of the 7,747 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 Van De Kamp's, Crispy Fish Tenders Fillets' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cottonseed Oil And/Or Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.