List of Processed Foods

This is a list of processed foods by type (not by brand). It is not a complete list. Many new food products are marketed every year.You can evaluate how processed a food is by reading the label's ingredients list to see the names, number, and type of ingredients. Large numbers of ingredients, with names that you don't recognize, indicate a highly processed food. More generally, virtually every food that has a label is processed. Virtually every food that comes in a box, bag, jar, or can is processed. For more information see the pages on
processed food
and
whole foods.
Baked goods White flour White rice Salt Baking powder Bread Macaroni Pasta Cakes Cake mixes Pies Pie crust mixes Cookies
Processed fruits Canned fruit Frozen fruit Fruit sauces Jellies Jams Pie fillings Fruit juice
Processed vegetables Canned vegetables Frozen vegetables French fries
Convenience foods Pizza Precooked foods Frozen dinners Breakfast cereal Granola Energy bars
Processed meat Canned meat Cured meat Ham Lunch meat Sausage Bacon Gelatins Fresh meat with additives
Processed Dairy Foods Cheese Cheese food Milk (homogenized, pasteurized, skim, low-fat, etc.)
Processed fats and oils Refined oils Cooking spray Margarine Salad dressing BBQ sauce Mustard Ketchup Mayonnaise Peanut butter
Drinks Soft drinks Fruit drinks Instant breakfast drinks
Confections White sugar Brown sugar Corn syrup Rice syrup Honey (unless raw) Syrups Candies Soft candies Pudding Dessert mixes Ice cream Frozen desserts Whipped cream Chocolate Marshmallows Shredded coconut Sugar substitutes
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