Beef Brisket

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Beef Brisket scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Smoke Flavor (Water, Natural Hickory Smoke Concentrate), Flavorings): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 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 Beef Brisket's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Beef Brisket (Beef Brisket, Water, Seasoning [Salt, Spices, Extractives Of Onion And Garlic], Dextrose, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Sugar, Sodium Nitrite), Butter Flavor (Modified Cornstarch, Salt, Whey Solids, Non-Fat Dry Milk, Dehydrated Butter, Butter Flavor [Maltodextrin, Enzyme Modified Butter, Buttermilk Powder, Flavor], Sugar, Xanthan Gum, Lactic Acid, Turmeric And Annatto [For Color]), Sugar, Molasses.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.