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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: Distilled Monoglycerides, Diacetyltartaric & Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472e), and Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 105% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Good source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [read more]
* Calculated based on a serving, not per 100 grams.
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 Nitrate
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 Nitrate
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
Contains 1 of EWG's top food additives of concern: Sodium Nitrate
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: Distilled Monoglycerides, Diacetyltartaric & Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472e), 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 105% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Contains 1 ingredient(s) associated with cancer: Sodium Nitrate
Good source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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SUB BUN - WHEAT BREAD: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, CALCIUM IODATE, DATEM, ETHORYLATED, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID), SOY FLOUR, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (TO RETARD SPOILAGE). HAM - SMOKED HAM, CURED WITH: WATER AND CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OR LESS OF SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM NITRATE. BOLOGNA - MECHANICALLY SEPARATED TURKEY AND MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, PORK, WATER, CORN SYRUP, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DEXTROSE, SODIUM LACTATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, BEEF, FLAVORINGS, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRATE EXTRACT OF PAPRIKA. SALAMI - MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, PORK, PORK HEARTS, BEEF WATER, SALT, CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, SPICES, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRATE, SODIUM ACETATE, SODIUM DIACETATE. SWISS CHEESE - CULTURED MILK AND SKIM MILK, CREAM, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, ENZYMES, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, SUNFLOWER (ANTI-STICKING AGENT).
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Environmental Impact: Contains chicken, which has a lower carbon footprint compared to other meats. [read more]
This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Sugars, Dextrose, Soy Flour, Modified Food Starch, Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, 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.
Environmental Impact: Contains turkey, which has a higher carbon footprint relative to chicken, eggs and plant proteins.
Contains ingredients derived from wheat, milk or soybean - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
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