Battered Green Beans with Spicy Dipping Sauce
The processing score reflects 49 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium and total fat.
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Ingredients
38 listed · 9 flagged for reviewWHOLE GREEN BEANS, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), YELLOW CORN FLOUR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), RICE FLOUR, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, ONION POWDER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, DEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SPICE, ASCORBIC ACID (DOUGH CONDITIONER), EXTRACTIVE OF TURMERIC WITH SOY LECITHIN, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA, PALM OIL, YEAST, WATER, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DRIED TORULA YEAST, XANTHAN GUM. SAUCE INGREDIENTS: WATER, CANOLA OIL, DISTILLED VINEGAR, EGG YOLK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, HORSERADISH POWDER MUSTARD FLOUR, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED DEXTROSE, DRIED GARLIC, SPINACH POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, DRIED ONION.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Battered Green Beans with Spicy Dipping Sauce scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Potato Starch, Modified Food Starch, Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum. Sauce Ingredients: Water, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Battered Green Beans with Spicy Dipping Sauce'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.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/Or Canola Oil), Palm Oil, Canola Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Dextrose, Sugar, Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ascorbic Acid (Dough Conditioner).
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast, Dried Torula Yeast, Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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About our scores and this content
Processing and Nutrition Scores reflect the ingredient lists and nutrient data we observe; they are our analysis, not absolute measures of health. Read the full methodology. This information is provided for general nutrition education and is not medical, health, or dietary advice. Product formulations change often, so check the actual label before purchasing, and consult a registered dietitian or your physician for personal guidance.
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