Banquet Salisbury Steak Dinner, 12.5 Oz
The processing score reflects 66 ingredients, including MSG, preservatives, corn syrup, plus 4 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
42 listed · 16 flagged for reviewSALISBURY STEAK PATTIES: MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, BEEF, PORK, WATER, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR), BREADER (ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR [BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], DURUM FLOUR, LEAVENING [SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE], YEAST), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE WITH LESS THAN 2% SOY LECITHIN, FLAVORING, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, DEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVOR. GRAVY: WATER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CORN SYRUP, WHEY, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SUGAR, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, VEGETABLE JUICE CONCENTRATES (CELERY, CARROT, ONION AND LEEK), DISODIUM INOSINATE & DISODIUM GUANYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, MASHED POTATOES: WATER, DEHYDRATED POTATOES, SOYBEAN OIL, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM DIHYDROGEN PYROPHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, BHT, SODIUM BISULFITE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM CARBONATE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE. CORN: CORN, SUGAR. CONTAINS: SOY, WHEAT, MILK.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Banquet Salisbury Steak Dinner, 12.5 Oz scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Processed Meats (Salisbury Steak Patties: Mechanically Separated Chicken): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
- Modified Proteins (Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color)): Extensive modification indicates UPF.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Bht): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
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 Banquet Salisbury Steak Dinner, 12.5 Oz'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.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Soy Protein Concentrate With Less Than 2% Soy Lecithin.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Flavoring, Natural Flavor. Gravy: Water, Monosodium Glutamate, Natural Flavor.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Phosphates.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Plant ProteinsUPF marker
In this product: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein.
Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
- Processed Fruit ProductsUPF marker
In this product: Vegetable Juice Concentrates (Celery, Carrot, Onion And Leek).
Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Flavor EnhancersUPF marker
In this product: Disodium Inosinate & Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate.
Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono And Diglycerides.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
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