365 Everyday Value, Meatless Meatballs

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, 365 Everyday Value, Meatless Meatballs scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Plant Proteins (Pea Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.

Within Plant-Based Proteins, this product is more processed than about 85% of the 990 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group 365 Everyday Value, Meatless Meatballs' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Expeller Pressed Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Bread Crumbs (Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Organic Cane Sugar, Sea Salt, Yeast, Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Corn Flour, Extractives Of Paprika, Rosemary Extract), Organic Cane Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.