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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: Safflower Oil and Canola Oil [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 57% 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]
Contains 1 added fiber ingredient(s): Cellulose Powder [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.
Antibiotics were likely used in the production of this meat [read more]
Ingredient(s) derived from animals that may have been treated with hormones and/or growth promoters [read more]
This product has 5 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.
Contains food additives of lower concern
Antibiotics were likely used in the production of this meat [read more]
Ingredient(s) derived from animals that may have been treated with hormones and/or growth promoters [read more]
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Safflower Oil and Canola Oil [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 57% 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]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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GREEN LEAF LETTUCE, GRILLED WHITE CHICKEN MEAT PIECES (BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, TAPIOCA STARCH, VINEGAR, SALT), FIRE ROASTED CORN AND BLACK BEAN BLEND (YELLOW CORN, BLACK BEANS, RED BELL PEPPERS, POBLANO PEPPERS, RED ONIONS), PEPPER JACK CHEESE (PEPPER JACK CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, ENZYMES], POWDERED CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CAKING]). CRISPY ONIONS (ONIONS, ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED FRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FELIC ACID], SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL, SALT), HONEY BARBECUE SEASONING (HONEY GRANULES [REFINER'S SYRUP, HONEY], SPICES [INCLUDING PAPRIKA AS COLOR], SALT, MOLASSES GRANULES [REFINER'S SYRUP, MOLASSES], BROWN SUGAR SUGAR, GARLIC, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, VINEGAR SOLIDS [MALTODEXTRIN, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH) BARBECUE RANCH DRESSING (BUTTERMILK [CULTURED PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, NONFAT MILK POWDER, SALT], SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, INVERT SUGAR, WATER, SOUR CREAM [CULTURED PASTEURIZED CREAM, GELATIN], TOMATO PASTE, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, EGG YOLK, 2% OR LESS OF NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICES, DEHYDRATED BUTTERMILK, MESQUITE SMOKE FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, DEHYDRATED ONION, LACTIC ACID, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE).
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.
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Environmental Impact: Contains beans or lentils, which have the lowest carbon footprint of any protein source. [read more]
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: Brown Sugar, Canola Oil, Corn, Invert Sugar, Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Xanthan Gum, and Lactic Acid [read more]
Environmental Impact: Contains eggs, which have a lower carbon footprint than meat.
Contains ingredients derived from wheat and milk - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
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