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EWG Overall Score Breakdown
The product score is based on weighted scores for nutrition, ingredient and processing concerns. Generally, nutrition counts most, ingredient concerns next and degree of processing least. The weighted scores are added together to determine the final score. Read more about scores here.
EWG scored on three factors: nutrition, ingredient concerns, and the degree of processing. Read the full scoring methodology.
Considers calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium, protein, fiber and fruit, vegetable and nut content to differentiate between healthful and less healthful foods. For more information on nutrition concerns, read our full methodology.
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Diacetyltartaric & Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472e), and Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids [read more]
Contains 31% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Good source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
* Calculated based 100 grams & a single serving.
Considers food additives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and contaminants like mercury and BPA, which can affect human health and the environment. For more information on ingredient concerns, read methodology.
This product is not certified organic [read more]
Antibiotics were likely used in the production of this meat [read more]
Hormones and/or growth promoters were likely used in production of meat ingredients [read more]
This product has 9 ingredients with concerns:
Estimates how much the food has been processed. Considers many factors, chief among them, modification of individual ingredients from whole foods and number of artificial ingredients. For more information on processing concerns, read our full methodology.
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
Products with moderate and high processing concerns generally have more artificial ingredients, more ingredients that have been significantly modified from whole foods, and more ingredients overall.
This product is not certified organic [read more]
Contains food additives of moderate concern
Antibiotics were likely used in the production of this meat [read more]
Hormones and/or growth promoters were likely used in production of meat ingredients [read more]
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Diacetyltartaric & Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472e), and Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains 31% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Good source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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CRUST (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLICACID], CAULIFLOWER PUREE [WATER, CAULIFLOWER POWDER], WATER, SUGAR, WHEY, SOYBEAN OIL, 2% OR LESS OF DOUGH CONDITIONER BLEND [CALCIUM SULFATE, SALT, L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE, GARLIC POWDER, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES], SALT, YEAST, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, BUTTER FLAVOR), WATER, COOKED BEEF STEAK GROUND AND FORMED CARAMEL COLOR ADDED (CONTAINS UP TO 14% SOLUTION OF WATER, SALT, SEASONING [YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, FLAVORS, BEEF STOCK, SUNFLOWER OIL, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, BEEF FAT], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM SALT, CARAMEL COLOR), REDUCED FAT MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PART SKIM MILK, NONFAT MILK, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH*, CULTURES, SALT, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ENZYMES *INGREDIENTS NOT IN REGULAR MOZZARELLA CHEESE), WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), ONIONS, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CITRIC ACID [PRESERVATIVES], ANNATTO AND TURMERIC COLOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), 2% OR LESS OF MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, NONFAT MILK, WHEY, BUTTERMILK POWDER, SALT, SPICY BROWN MUSTARD (VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, WATER, SALT, SPICES, TURMERIC, NATURAL FLAVOR), NONDAIRY CREAMER (CANOLA OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM CASEINATE [A MILK DERIVATIVE], DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SILICON DIOXIDE), MALTODEXTRIN, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, SPICES, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, METHYLCELLULOSE, DRIED ONIONS, BUTTER FLAVOR (WHEY, ENZYME MODIFIED BUTTER OIL & DEHYDRATED BUTTER, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, GUAR GUM, ANNATTO & TURMERIC COLOR), XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVORS, SOY FLOUR, DRIED EGG WHITES, DATEM, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES.
Products remain in the database for two years after their label information is recorded in stores. A product with label information last recorded more than a year ago is marked with an * identifying it as an older product.
Products remain in the Database for two years after their label information is recorded in stores, even when they have been discontinued (products may remain in stores and pantries long past the date they cease to be manufactured). EWG marks a product it is aware has been discontinued with a banner identifying it as such.
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This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Corn Syrup Solids, Canola Oil, Sugars, Soy Flour, Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Xanthan Gum, Modified Starch (Corn), Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, and Lecithin (Soy) [read more]
Environmental Impact: Contains beef, which has a high carbon footprint relative to other protein sources. [read more]
Environmental Impact: Contains eggs, which have a lower carbon footprint than meat.
Contains ingredients derived from milk, wheat or soybean - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
1.0 servings per container
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