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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: Canola Oil [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 49% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [read more]
Contains 1 added fiber ingredient(s): Cellulose Powder [read more]
* Calculated based 100 grams & a single serving.
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]
No ingredient concerns identified for this product [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]
Contains 1 ingredient(s) associated with cancer: Sodium Nitrite
This product has 13 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]
No ingredient concerns identified for this product [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]
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Canola Oil [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 49% 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
Natural vs. Artificial Flavors
EWG's Good Food On A Tight Budget
EWG's 2014 Shopper's Guide to Avoiding GE Food
CHICKEN(CHICKEN BREAST, WATER, SEASONING(SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, MODIFIED POTATO STARK, PAPRIKA, (COLOR), SPICE, GRANULATED GARLIC) WHITE VINEGAR. BROCCOLI, CREAM CHEESE(PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, GUAR GUM, LACTIC ACID, CAROB BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR), WHOLE MILK(MILK, VITAMIN D3), PORK BACON(BACON CURED WITH: WATER, SALT, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE. MAY CONTAIN 2% OR LESS OF: SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVORING, FLAVORINGS, BROWN SUGAR, MAPLE FLAVORING AND SEASONING (CORN SYRUP, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR, SUGAR, MAPLE SUGAR, GLUCOSE SYRUP SOLIDS, ORGANIC INVERT SUGAR SYRUP, LACTIC ACID, MAPLE SYRUP), SODIUM DIACETATE, DEXTROSE.), MONTEREY CHEDDAR CHEESE(CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR), JALAPENOS(JALAPENO PEPPERS, WATER, VINEGAR CALCIUM CHLORIDE AND SALT.), RANCH MIX(SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MALTODEXTRIN, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, CANOLA OIL, CARRAGEENAN, BUTTERMILK PRODUCT, TURMERIC (COLOR), WITH NOT MORE THAN 2% CALCIUM STEARATE ADDED AS AN ANTI-CAKING AGENT.), GREEN ONIONS.
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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: Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup, Canola Oil, Sugars, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Xanthan Gum, Glucose Syrup Solids, and Lactic Acid [read more]
Environmental Impact: Contains pork, which has a higher carbon footprint relative to chicken, eggs and plant proteins.
Contains ingredients derived from milk - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
1.0 servings per container
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