Cheeseburger Castle Bites

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cheeseburger Castle Bites scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Natural Grilled Hamburger Type Flavor Beef Stock, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor [Contains Canola Oil And Corn Oil], Natural Grilled Hamburger Type Flavor Beef Stock, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor [Contains Canola Oil And Corn Oil], Maltodextrin, Beef Extract, Salt, Grill And Smoke [Contains Sunflower Oil], Gum Arabic, And Silicon Dioxide , Beef Flavor Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Salt, Beef Flavor [Beef Stock And Beef, Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin], Beef Extract, Chicken Fat, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Spice Extractives , Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Methylcellulose, Spice, Soy Lecithin, Nonfat Dry Milk Powder Pasteurized Milk , Annatto): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Cheeseburger Castle Bites' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract (With Salt).

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

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

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.