Catalina salad dressing is very similar to French salad dressing. I was not able to find any commercially available Catalina salad dressing that was not an ultra-processed food. You would likely have to make your own from scratch. Brands of Catalina salad dressing that are ultra-processed: Happy Belly California French-Style Dressing Ingredients: Sugar, Tomato Puree … Read more
Many chocolate bars are ultra-processed foods. I found that premium dark chocolates were the least likely to be ultra-processed, but unfortunately many of them contained soy lecithin as well. Chocolate bars that are not UPF: Alter Eco 70% Cacao Organic Dark Chocolate, Sea SaltIngredients: Organic cacao beans, organic raw cane sugar, organic cocoa butter, sea … Read more
Most of the types of dijon mustard available in the store are not ultra-processed. I did not count citric acid as UPF. I counted natural flavors, pectin, and tartaric acid as ultra-processed. Dijon mustards that are not UPF: 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Dijon MustardIngredients: Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Water, Organic Mustard Seed, Sea Salt, … Read more
I categorized candy canes as ultra-processed if they have red dyes, natural flavor, or brown rice syrup. I was only able to find one candy cane that is not UPF, and are probably difficult for most people to be able to purchase. Realistically, I was surprised there are any. If your focus is really only on … Read more
Hot Cocoa Mixes that are not UPF: Dandelion Chocolate, Hojicha Hot Chocolate MixIngredients: 70% Camino Verde, Ecuador chocolate (cocoa beans, organic cane sugar), light brown sugar, roasted green tea. Dandelion Chocolate, House Hot Chocolate MixIngredients: 70% Camino Verde, Ecuador chocolate (cocoa beans, organic cane sugar), organic cane sugar. Dandelion Chocolate, House MochaIngredients: 70% Camino Verde, … Read more
Canned cranberry sauces that are not UPF: 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Jellied Cranberry SauceIngredients: Organic Cranberries, Organic Cane Sugar, Filtered Water, Organic Lemon Juice Concentrate. 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Whole Berry Cranberry SauceIngredients: Organic Cranberries, Organic Cane Sugar, Filtered Water, Organic Lemon Juice Concentrate. Appalachian Naturals Organic Cranberry SauceIngredients: Cranberries , Water , … Read more
I like to buy tortillas that are prepare and ready to cook, but it turns out those are ultra-processed. A shocking amount of tortillas are. It would be nice if there were more store-bought tortillas that were not UPF. Unfortunately there are very few. If you want to have tortillas that are not ultra-processed you … Read more
There are many brands of fresh peanut butter available that is not ultra-processed, but there are many that are. No-stir peanut butters and products advertised as “peanut butter spread” are more likely to be ultra-processed foods. I usually buy Laura Scudder’s brand peanut butter, and it is usually pretty easy to find at the store. … Read more
Most of the versions of ready-made green enchilada sauce are ultra-processed foods. There are some that are not. The inclusion of the Mi Tienda sauce in the non-UPF list might have been a bit of a stretch. Green enchilada sauce is very easy to make from scratch. Green enchilada sauces that are not UPF: Frontera … Read more
In order to reign in this list some, I have split up enchilada sauces into red enchilada sauce and green enchilada sauce. There are a few different types of enchilada sauce that are not UPF, but not many. There are also notably fewer brands selling organic enchilada sauce compared to other types of sauces. Enchilada … Read more