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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 [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 173% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
* Calculated based on a serving, not per 100 grams.
* 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 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]
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: Canola Oil [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 173% 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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RANCHERO BEANS (PINTO BEANS (PREPARED PINTO BEANS, WATER, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), NATURAL CHICKEN BROTH (CHICKEN STOCK, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, DEHYDRATED CHICKEN BROTH, NATURAL FLAVORING, DEHYDRATED ONIONS, YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FAT, CARROTS, CELERY, ONIONS), DICED TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, SALT, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), WHITE ONIONS, DICED JALAPENO (JALAPENO PEPPERS, WATER, SALT, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), CILANTRO, GLUCONO DELTA LACTONE, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, XANTHAN GUM, BLACK PEPPER, CAYENNE PEPPER), JALAPENO CHEDDAR CORNBREAD MIX (YELLOW CORNMEAL, SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSHPATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, JALAPENO PEPPERS, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY (MILK)), PORK, WHOLE MILK (MILK, VITAMIN D3), MILD CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES (MICROBIAL), ANNATTO (COLOR)), ANTICAKING BLEND (POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH, CALCIUM SULFATE, NATAMYCIN (MOLD INHIBITOR)), UNSALTED BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM (MILK), NATURAL FLAVOR), WHOLE JALAPENOS (JALAPENO PEPPERS, WATER, CARROTS, VINEGAR, ONIONS, SALT, CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, SPICES), BEEF, EGGS, BARBECUE SAUCE (WATER, SUGAR, MUSTARD (VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA), BROWN SUGAR, RED WINE VINEGAR, TOMATO PASTE, CORN STARCH, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, MOLASSES, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, CHIPOTLE PEPPER FLAVOR (SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, NATURAL FLAVOR), SPICES, DRIED GARLIC, NATURAL FLAVOR, DRIED ONION, CHILI POWDER (CHILI PEPPER, SPICES, SALT, GARLIC POWDER), PAPRIKA, CITRIC ACID), BBQ SPICE RUB (BROWN SUGAR, PEPPER, SALT, PAPRIKA (SMOKED), GARLIC, MUSTARD, CAYENNE PEPPER), GREEN ONION, BRISKET RUB (BLACK PEPPER, SALT), VEGETABLE OIL SPRAY (SOYBEAN OIL, SOY LECITHIN, DIMETHYL SILICONE (ANTI-FOAMING), PROPELLANT).
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.
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Environmental Impact: Contains beans or lentils, which have the lowest carbon footprint of any protein source. [read more]
This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Corn Starch, Brown Sugar, Canola Oil, Sugars, Vegetable Oil, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin (Soy), and Citric Acid [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.
Environmental Impact: Contains eggs, which have a lower carbon footprint than meat.
Contains ingredients derived from wheat, milk or egg - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
1.0 servings per container
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