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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: Canola Oil (Non GMO) and Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Good source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [read more]
This product contains added sugar ingredients: Sugars, Dextrose, and Honey [read more]
Good source of naturally occurring iron [read more]
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 1 of EWG's top food additives of concern: Sodium Nitrite
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]
Likely contaminated with dioxin and other persistent organic pollutants [read more]
Contains synthetic food dyes [read more]
Contains 1 ingredient(s) associated with cancer: Sodium Nitrite
This product has 11 ingredients with concerns as well as some contamination 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 1 of EWG's top food additives of concern: Sodium Nitrite
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]
Likely contaminated with dioxin and other persistent organic pollutants [read more]
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Canola Oil (Non GMO) and Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids [read more]
Contains synthetic food dyes [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 1 ingredient(s) associated with cancer: Sodium Nitrite
Good source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [read more]
This product contains added sugar ingredients: Sugars, Dextrose, and Honey [read more]
Good source of naturally occurring iron [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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HEAVY CREAM (CONTAINS LESS THAN 0.5% OF: CARRAGEENAN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 80), RED SHRIMP (SHRIMP, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE (TO RETAIN MOISTURE), SODIUM METABISULPHITE (USED AS A PRESERVATIVE)), SWISS CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT AND ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE TO PREVENT CAKING), LIQUID WHOLE EGGS (WHOLE EGGS, CITRIC ACID (TO PRESERVE COLOR), 0.15% WATER ADDED AS A CARRIER FOR CITRIC ACID), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, POTATO STARCH, POWDERED CELLULOSE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), HALF & HALF (MILK, CREAM, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: SODIUM CITRATE AND DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), QUICHE MIX (CREAM POWDER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY POWDER, EGG WHITE POWDER, WHOLE EGG POWDER, SALT, TURMERIC OLEORESIN, EXTRACTIVES OF ANNATTO AND NATURAL FLAVORS), BACON TOPPINGS COOKED (BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, MAY ALSO CONTAIN DEXTROSE, FLAVORING, HONEY, DEHYDRATED PORK BROTH, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM LACTATE, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE)), TABASCO® BRAND GREEN PEPPER SAUCE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, JALAPENO PEPPER, WATER, SALT, CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, AND ASCORBIC ACID "TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS"). MODIFIED CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SALT, SPICES. BAKING RELEASE OIL (NON-GMO CANOLA OIL, MINERAL OIL, RBD COCONUT OIL, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN).
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 Starch, Sugars, Dextrose, Oil, Xanthan Gum, Modified Starch (Corn), Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Citric Acid, and Sodium Citrates [read more]
Environmental Impact: Contains pork, which has a higher carbon footprint relative to chicken, eggs and plant proteins.
Environmental Impact: Contains eggs, which have a lower carbon footprint than meat.
Contains ingredients derived from milk, crustacean/shellfish or egg - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
4.0 servings per container
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