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Bacon, Sausage & Hot Dogs

Beef Meatballs with Barbecue Sauce

Processing Score
16.6Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
4/10Fair

The processing score reflects 57 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 4 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
088374704656
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size140 g
Amount per serving
Calories
330
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18g
23%
Saturated Fat 7g
35%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 60mg
20%
Sodium 760mg
33%
Total Carbohydrate 22g
8%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Total Sugars 16g
Protein 21g
Calcium 100mg
8%
Iron 2.7mg
15%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

21 listed · 7 flagged for review

BEEF, WATER, ONIONS, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR), BREADCRUMBS (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT, YEAST, AND CANOLA OIL), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SEASONING (SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CORN STARCH, CHICKEN FAT, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED ONION, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, TURMERIC, SPICES, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, SPICE EXTRACTIVES), SEASONING (DEXTROSE, SALT, SPICES, DEHYDRATED ONION, SPICE EXTRACTIVES), EGG WHITES, GROUND MUSTARD, BARBEQUE SAUCE: MOLASSES, TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, WHITE VINEGAR, PREPARED MUSTARD (WATER, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, TURMERIC AND ANNATTO, GARLIC, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [PROTECTS FLAVOR]NATURAL FLAVOR), CIDER VINEGAR, SOYBEAN OR CANOLA OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SPICES, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE)BEEF BASE (ROASTED BEEF AND CONCENTRATED BEEF STOCK, SALT, HYDROLYZED PROTEIN [CORN AND WHEAT GLUTEN, SOY, WHEAT CORN], PROTEINS, YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, PALM OIL, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, CARAMEL COLOR, CORN OIL, POTATO STARCH, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED AND SOYBEAN OIL, DISODIUM INOSINATE/DISODIUM GUANYLATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS)LIQUID SMOKE FLAVORS.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

  • Modified Proteins (Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color)): Extensive modification indicates UPF.
  • Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
  • Processed Dairy Ingredients (Soy Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.

Within Bacon, Sausage & Hot Dogs, this product is more processed than about 88% of the 6,852 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 Meatballs with Barbecue 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Breadcrumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Sugar, Salt, Yeast, And Canola Oil), Barbeque Sauce: Molasses, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Or 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.

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