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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: Palm Oil and Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 35% 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: Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids, Sugars, and Dextrose [read more]
Contains 1 added fiber ingredient(s): Cellulose Powder [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 1 of EWG's top food additives of concern: Sodium Nitrite
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]
Likely contaminated with dioxin and other persistent organic pollutants [read more]
Contains 1 ingredient(s) associated with cancer: Sodium Nitrite
This product has 8 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 higher concern
Contains 1 of EWG's top food additives of concern: Sodium Nitrite
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]
Likely contaminated with dioxin and other persistent organic pollutants [read more]
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Palm Oil and Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 35% 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]
This product contains added sugar ingredients: Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids, Sugars, and Dextrose [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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CRUST: WHEAT FLOUR ENRICHED [(WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MALTED BARLEY FLOUR], MARGARINE [PALM OIL, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, VEGETABLE MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED], WATER, WHOLE EGG, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, SALT, BETA CAROTENE POWDER FOR COLOR [MALTODEXTRIN, GUM ACACIA, SUGAR, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM ASCORBATE, BETA CAROTENE (FROM BLAKESLEA TRISPORA), MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (FROM SUNFLOWER)]. FILLING: FULLY COOKED SMOKED DICED HAM WITH NATURAL JUICES, SMOKE FLAVOR ADDED [HAM, WATER, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, BROWN SUGAR, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DRIED VINEGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM NITRITE], COOKED SCRAMBLED EGGS (WHOLE EGGS, SKIM MILK, SOYBEAN OIL, CORN STARCH, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID), MOZZARELLA CHEESE {PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, [POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING), NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR)]}, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE [CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, CREAM, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), VEGETABLE COLOR (ANNATTO AND PAPRIKA EXTRACT BLEND), POTATO STARCH (PROCESSING AID) AND NATAMYCIN (PRESERVATIVE)], WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, COCONUT OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), RICE STARCH, WHEY, XANTHAN GUM, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS MILK), DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, ENZYME MODIFIED SEMI-SOFT AND CHEDDAR CHEESES (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), AUTOLYZED YEAST, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR POWDER, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, EXTRACTIVE OF ANNATTO (COLOR), EXTRACTIVE OF TURMERIC (COLOR), DEHYDRATED BUTTER (CREAM, SALT, ANNATTO [COLOR]), EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA (COLOR).
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This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Corn Starch, Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids, Sugars, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Xanthan Gum, Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Lactic Acid, 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 wheat, milk, egg or tree nut - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
8.0 servings per container
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