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Is Hungry Jack Mashed Potatoes ultra-processed?

756g Mixed vegetables Sold in the United States

Pack of Hungry Jack Mashed Potatoes

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 7 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed mixed vegetables

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Idaho potato flakes, monoglyceride, freshness preserved with (sodium acid pyrophosphate), sodium bisulfite, citric acid, bha

Additives: E222 Sodium bisulphite , E320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) , E330 Citric acid , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate

As written on the pack

Idaho potato flakes, monoglyceride, freshness preserved with: sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bisulfite, citric acid, bha.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 56 mixed vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 49th. 20% of the mixed vegetables 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 56 mixed vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0011140798009, last edited 11 April 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.