Potato & Egg Salad

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Potato & Egg Salad scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Other Additives (Sodium Diacetate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum (As A Thickener)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Potato & Egg Salad'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Whole Eggs, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt, Sugar, Dextrose, Mustard Flour, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Calcium Disodium Edta [Preservative]), Dressing (Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup, Vinegar, Water, Egg Yolks, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Mustard Flour, Onion Powder, Natural Flavor, Calcium Disodium Edta [Preservative]), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Lactate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.