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Is Basic American Foods Stutz Packing Co. ultra-processed?

16 oz (1LB) Instant mashed potatoes Sold in the United States

Pack of Basic American Foods Stutz Packing Co.

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 7 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Ingredients

Potatoes, Monglyceride, Freshness preserved with (Sodium Acid Phosphate), Sodium Bisulfite, Citric Acid, BHA

Additives: E222 Sodium bisulphite , E320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Potatoes, Monglyceride, Freshness preserved with: Sodium Acid Phosphate, Sodium Bisulfite, Citric Acid, BHA.

Among 25 instant mashed potatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 76% of the instant mashed potatoes here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 25 instant mashed potatoes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0715001103376, last edited 12 September 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.