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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 54% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [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]
Hormones and/or growth promoters were likely used in production of meat ingredients [read more]
Rice-based ingredients may contain arsenic [read more]
This product has 4 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 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 the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains 54% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Rice-based ingredients may contain arsenic [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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INGREDIENTS: COOKED ENRICHED LONG GRAIN RICE (WATER, RICE, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID), SEASONED COOKED BEEF, WATER AND MODIFIED CORNSTARCH PRODUCT CARAMEL COLOR ADDED (BEEF, BEEF BROTH, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, FLAVORING [POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVOR], SALT, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, CARAMEL COLOR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER, SPICE EXTRACTIVES), WATER, TOMATOES (DICED TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), GREEN BELL PEPPERS, TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), ONIONS, RED BELL PEPPERS, 2% OR LESS OF SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), SUGAR, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS, SPICE, YEAST EXTRACT, SEASONING (SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL), LACTIC ACID, CULTURED WHEY, CALCIUM LACTATE.
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: Soy Sauce, Sugars, Dextrose, Soybean, Modified Starch (Corn), Lactic Acid, and Citric Acid [read more]
Environmental Impact: Contains beef, which has a high carbon footprint relative to other protein sources. [read more]
Contains ingredients derived from soybean and wheat - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
1.0 servings per container
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