# Six in ten say ultra-processed food makers engineer products to be addictive

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/six-in-ten-say-ultra-processed-food-makers-engineer-products-to-be-addictive/

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## Reading

In a March 2026 Verasight survey, a majority of Americans (62%) agree that companies making ultra-processed foods manipulate the ingredients to make them more addictive. Strong agreement accounts for 23%.

Only 8% disagree, including 3% who feel strongly, and three-in-ten (30%) are neutral.

## Topline

Companies who make ultra-processed foods manipulate the ingredients in their products to make them more addictive.

Six in ten say ultra-processed food makers engineer products to be addictive.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 38.7%
- Neutral: 30.0%
- Strongly Agree: 23.3%
- Disagree: 4.7%
- Strongly Disagree: 3.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Module 3: Elections, Civic Life, & the Environment
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-28](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-28)

## Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-28](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-28)