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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.
Excellent source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
Contains 61% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [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 4 of EWG's top food additives of concern: Sodium Nitrite, BHT, 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 1 ingredient(s) associated with cancer: Sodium Nitrite
This product has 12 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 4 of EWG's top food additives of concern: Sodium Nitrite, BHT, 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 the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Excellent source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
Contains 61% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Contains 1 ingredient(s) associated with cancer: Sodium Nitrite
Per gram, high in protein [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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CRUST (ENRICHED FLOUR [BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, ENZYME, FOLIC ACID], WATER, LARD [LARD, BHA, PROPYL GALLATE WITH CITRIC ACID ADDED TO HELP PROTECT FLAVOR], DOUGH CONDITIONER [MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, DEXTROSE], SALT, SUGAR, YEAST [YEAST, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, ASCORBIC ACID]), LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES), SAUCE (TOMATO PUREE, WATER, SEASONING [SALT, SPICES, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDERJ, ROMANO CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S MILK [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES]), COOKED ITALIAN SAUSAGE (PORK, SPICES, SALT, DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIKA, FLAVORING), FULLY COOKED DICED SMOKED HAM WITH NATURAL JUICES (PORK CURED WITH WATER, SALT, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), BEEF WATER AND BINDER PRODUCT (BEEF, WATER, DEXTROSE, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM CITRATE, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM DIACETATE, SPICES [INCLUDING CELERY SEED], ONION AND GARLIC POWDER, GUAR GUM, PAPRIKA, MALTODEXTRIN, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR), PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, SPICES, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, FLAVORINGS, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, AND/OR PAPRIKA, MAY ALSO CONTAIN WATER, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM ASCORBATE), CANADIAN STYLE BACON MADE WITH PORK SIRLOIN HIPS (PORK, WATER, SALT, BROWN SUGAR, POTASSIUM LACTATE, SODIUM LACTATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), FULLY COOKED BACON TOPPING (PORK CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, MAY ALSO CONTAIN SUGAR, FLAVORING, SMOKE FLAVOR, BROWN SUGAR).
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This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids, Sugars, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Citric Acid, and Sodium Citrates [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.
Contains ingredients derived from milk and wheat - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
5.0 servings per container
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