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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, Canola Oil, and Corn Oil [read more]
Excellent source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
Contains 52% 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: Sugars and Glucono Delta-Lactone [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]
Contains 1 ingredient(s) associated with cancer: Sodium Nitrite
This product has 10 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 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: Palm Oil, Canola Oil, and Corn Oil [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Excellent source of naturally occurring calcium [read more]
Contains 52% 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: Sugars and Glucono Delta-Lactone [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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CRUST (BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, ENZYME, FOLIC ACID], WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, PRE-MIX BLEND (GLUCONO DELTA-LACTONE, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, DOUGH CONDITIONER BLEND [ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR {WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID} YEAST, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE, SOYBEAN OIL, ASCORBIC ACID, (VITAMIN C), ENZYMES], CELLULOSE GUM, SODIUM PROPIONATE [PRESERVATIVE], SOYBEAN OIL {PROCESSING AID}, CALCIUM SILICATE (PROCESSING AID)), SUGAR, YEAST), FLAVORED OIL BLEND (OIL BLEND (PALM OIL, CORN OIL, GARLIC FLAVOR {MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, CANOLA OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS), BUTTER FLAVOR (SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, BENZYL ALCOHOL), BETA-CAROTENE [COLOR]]), FIVE CHEESE AND SEASONING BLEND (SHREDDED LOW MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE [CULTURED PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], SHREDDED PARMESAN, ASIAGO, ROMANO CHEESE BLEND {PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE (ANTI-CAKING AGENT)}, SHREDDED CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO {VEGETABLE COLOR}, POWEDERED CELLULOSE {ANTI-CAKING AGENT}, POWDERED CELLULOSE {ANTI-CAKING AGENT}, SEASONING BLEND (OREGANO, BASIL, RED PEPPER, PARSLEY)), PARMESAN SAUCE BLEND (WATER, PARMESAN SAUCE DRY MIX [DRY WHOLE MILK, CHEESE BLEND {DEHYDRATED PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID}, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CREAM POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SALT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, NONFAT DRY MILK, SUGAR, XANTHAN GUM, LEMON JUICE POWDER [MALTODEXTRIN, LEMON JUICE SOLIDS, LEMON OIL], SEASONING {WHEY, ENZYME MODIFIED BUTTER, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, DEHYDRATED BUTTER, GUAR GUM, ANNATTO, TURMERIC}, LACTIC ACID, GUAR GUM, YEAST EXTRACT, MUSTARD FLOUR]), FULLY COOKED BACON PIECES (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, MAY CONTAIN SMOKE FLAVORING).
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This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Canola Oil, Sugars, Corn Oil, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Modified Starch (Corn), Lactic Acid, and Oil Blend [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]
10.0 servings per container
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