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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 known to be a source of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Vegetable Shortening [read more]
Contains 85% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Contains 1 added fiber ingredient(s): Cellulose Powder [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]
Contains 2 of EWG's top food additives of concern: BHT and BHA
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 higher concern
Contains 2 of EWG's top food additives of concern: BHT and BHA
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 known to be a source of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Vegetable Shortening [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains 85% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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WATER, TOMATO JUICE (TOMATO JUICE, SEA SALT, CITRIC ACID), CRUSHED TOMATOES (CRUSHED TOMATOES, TOMATO PUREE, SALT, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), ITALIAN MEATBALLS (BEEF, PORK, WATER, BREAD CRUMBS [WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SALT, YEAST, MAY ALSO CONTAIN: VEGETABLE SHORTENING {HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL}, AMMONIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE], ROMANO CHEESE [PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], RICOTTA CHEESE [WHEY, MILK, CREAM, VINEGAR, AND XANTHAM GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM {STABILIZERS}], LIQUID EGG WHITES, TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN [SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CARAMEL COLOR], SALT, DRIED GARLIC, SPICES, PARSLEY, BROWN SUGAR, CARAMEL COLOR, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), GREEN PEPPER, COOKED ITALIAN SAUSAGE (PORK, WATER, SPICES, SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, GARLIC, SUGAR, PAPRIKA, LEMON JUICE POWDER [CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, LEMON JUICE SOLIDS, LEMON OIL], BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), YELLOW ONION, GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE [ANTI-CAKING AGENT]), VEGETABLE BASE (VEGETABLE PUREE [ONION, CARROT, CELERY, GARLIC], SALT, CORN SYRUP, CORN STARCH, YEAST EXTRACT, CORN OIL, SUGAR, TOMATO POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR & WINE), MINCED GARLIC (GARLIC, WATER, CITRIC ACID), BLENDED OIL (CANOLA OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), BALSAMIC VINEGAR OF MODENA (WINE VINEGAR, COOKED GRAPE MUST, CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST, CARAMEL COLOR, [CONTAINS SULFITES]), SUGAR, ITALIAN SEASONING (OREGANO, BASIL, MARJORAM, ROSEMARY, SAVORY, THYME, PARSLEY), BLACK PEPPER.
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This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Corn Starch, Textured Soy Protein, Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids, Corn Syrup, Canola Oil, Sugars, Corn Oil, Vegetable Shortening, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Oil Blend, and Soy Protein [read more]
Environmental Impact: Contains beef, which has a high carbon footprint relative to other protein sources. [read more]
Environmental Impact: Contains pork, which has a higher carbon footprint relative to chicken, eggs and plant proteins.
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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