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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, and Corn Oil [read more]
Excellent source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
Contains 85% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [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]
Ingredient(s) derived from animals that may have been treated with hormones and/or growth promoters [read more]
This product has 8 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]
Ingredient(s) derived from animals that may have been treated with hormones and/or growth promoters [read more]
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Palm Oil, Canola Oil, and Corn Oil [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Excellent source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
Contains 85% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE WITH MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NONFAT MILK, NATURAL FLAVORS, ANNATTO [COLOR]), COOKED GRILL MARKED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN STRIPS (WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, WATER, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, MODIFIED RICE STARCH, CHICKEN FLAVOR [DEHYDRATED CHICKEN BROTH, CHICKEN POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT), ALFREDO SEASONING (CORNSTARCH, WHEY POWDER, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, ONION POWDER, COCONUT OIL, SWEET CREAM POWDER, SPICES, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORING, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, CANOLA OIL, SODIUM CASEINATE, CITRIC ACID), TOMATOES, SUGAR, CORN OIL , PALM OIL, 2% OR LESS OF CORN MEAL, YEAST, PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, CELLULOSE GUM, DURUM FLOUR, GELLAN GUM, BAKING SODA, DEXTROSE, PARSLEY, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL AND/OR SOYBEAN), ASCORBIC ACID (DOUGH CONDITIONER), ENZYMES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL), BUTTER FLAVOR.
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Environmental Impact: Contains chicken, which has a lower carbon footprint compared to other meats. [read more]
This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Corn Starch, Soy Protein Isolate, Corn Syrup Solids, Canola Oil, Sugars, Dextrose, Vegetable Oil, Corn Oil, Modified Food Starch, Xanthan Gum, and Citric Acid [read more]
Contains ingredients derived from milk, soybean, wheat or tree nut - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
1.0 servings per container
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