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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: Diacetyltartaric & Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472e) [read more]
Contains 46% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [read more]
This product contains added sugar ingredients: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids, Sugars, and Dextrose [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 2 of EWG's top food additives of concern: BHA and Propyl - Gallate
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 9 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 higher concern
Contains 2 of EWG's top food additives of concern: BHA and Propyl - Gallate
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: Diacetyltartaric & Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472e) [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains 46% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [read more]
This product contains added sugar ingredients: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids, Sugars, and Dextrose [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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INGREDIENTS: ENGLISH MUFFIN: WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: CALCIUM SULFATE, SUGAR, WHEAT GLUTEN, DATEM, CITRIC ACID, FUMARIC ACID, SALT, ASCORBIC ACID, DEGERMED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, DEGERMED YELLOW CORNMEAL, MALTODEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVORS, ACETIC ACID, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, AMMONIATED GLYCYRRHIZIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVES). SOYBEAN OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CITRATE, FULLY COOKED PORK SAUSAGE PATTY-CARAMEL COLOR ADDED, BHA, PROPYL GALLATE AND CITRIC ACID ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR: PORK, SEASONING (SALT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SPICES, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DEXTROSE, CARAMEL COLOR, BHA, PROPYL GALLATE, CITRIC ACID), WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE. FULLY COOKED EGG PATTY: WHOLE EGGS, WHEY, SOYBEAN OIL, NONFAT MILK. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR. PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE: CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SODIUM CITRATE, MILKFAT, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), APO-CAROTENAL (COLOR), SOY LECITHIN (NON-STICKING AGENT).
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This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Corn Flour, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids, Sugars, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Xanthan Gum, Modified Starch (Corn), Lecithin (Soy), 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, wheat or egg - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
4.0 servings per container
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