Meatballs

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group 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.

Modified ProteinsStrong UPF marker

In this product: Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color).

Extensive modification indicates UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Meatballs [Beef, Water, Soy Proetein Concentrate, Bread Crumbs Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Corn Syrup, Sugar, Vegetable Shortening [One Or More Of The Following: Hydrogenated Soybean Oil And/Or Cottonseed Oil], Yeast, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Salt, Soy Flour, Whey, Sodium Stearoyl 2 Lactylate, Calcium Propionate, Sesame Seeds May Contains Sodium Phosphate, Potassium Lactate, Sodium Diacetate, Flavorings And Ascorbic Acid.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tomato Sauce (Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Salt, Citric Acid), Water Onions, Carrots, Olive Oil, Sugar, Salt, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Oregano, Green Parsley).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.