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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: Sunflower Oil (Organic), Palm Oil (Organic), and Safflower Oil (Organic) [read more]
Contains 24% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
This product contains added sugar ingredients: Rice Syrup (Organic) and Cane Sugar (Organic) [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.
Certified organic product [read more]
Antibiotics not allowed in organic dairy production [read more]
Rice-based ingredients may contain arsenic [read more]
This product has 2 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.
Certified organic product [read more]
Contains food additives of moderate concern
Antibiotics not allowed in organic dairy production [read more]
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Sunflower Oil (Organic), Palm Oil (Organic), and Safflower Oil (Organic) [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains 24% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
This product contains added sugar ingredients: Rice Syrup (Organic) and Cane Sugar (Organic) [read more]
Rice-based ingredients may contain arsenic [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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ORGANIC CORN FLOUR, ORGANIC POTATO FLOUR, ORGANIC POTATO STARCH, ORGANIC CORN STARCH, ORGANIC RICE FLOUR, SALT, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC SPINACH POWDER, ORGANIC TOMATO POWDER, ORGANIC BEETROOT POWDER (COLOR), ORGANIC TURMERIC (COLOR), ORGANIC SUNFLOWER AND/OR ORGANIC SAFFLOWER OIL, SEASONING* (ORGANIC BUTTERMILK POWDER [ORGANIC SKIM MILK, LACTIC ACID, CULTURE], SEA SALT, ORGANIC PALM SHORTENING [ORGANIC PALM OIL, ORGANIC NONFAT MILK, ORGANIC RICE SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM CITRATE, ORGANIC SOY LECITHIN], ORGANIC MALTODEXTRIN, ORGANIC DRIED GARLIC, ORGANIC SOUR CREAM POWDER [ORGANIC CREAM, CULTURES, LACTIC ACID], ORGANIC VINEGAR POWDER [ORGANIC MALTODEXTRIN, ORGANIC WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR], ORGANIC YEAST EXTRACT, ORGANIC ONION, ORGANIC NONFAT DRY MILK, ORGANIC TOMATO POWDER, ORGANIC TAPIOCA SOLIDS, ORGANIC NATURAL CHEDDAR FLAVOR, ORGANIC PAPRIKA, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, ORGANIC NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, ORGANIC SPICES).
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 is certified organic and, therefore, was produced without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, and free of genetically engineered ingredients. [read more]
Contains ingredients derived from milk - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
5.0 servings per container
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