Buttery Golden Selects Mashed Potatoes

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Ultra-processed · 10 ingredients to avoid

Idahoan Buttery Golden Selects Mashed Potatoes scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 2g protein and 1g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Idahoan Buttery Golden Selects Mashed Potatoes lists 28 ingredients, starting with Idaho Potatoes, Russet and Gold Varieties, Vegetable Oil, Corn Syrup Solids and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

579 kcal per serving, or 414 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Idahoan Buttery Golden Selects Mashed Potatoes on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Idahoan Buttery Golden Selects Mashed Potatoes scores worse than most prepared meals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in prepared meals is Kroger Shredded Carrots at 100/100.