Broccoli & Beef Hearty Skillets
The processing score reflects 77 ingredients, including modified ingredients and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
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Ingredients
32 listed · 9 flagged for reviewCOOKED LONG GRAIN WHITE RICE (WATER, LONG GRAIN WHITE RICE), WATER, SEASONED COOKED BEEF, WATER AND MODIFIED CORNSTARCH PRODUCT CARAMEL COLOR ADDED (BEEF, BEEF BROTH, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, FLAVORING [POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVOR], SALT, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, CARAMEL COLOR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER, SPICE EXTRACTIVES), BROCCOLI, RED BELL PEPPERS, ONIONS, 2% OR LESS OF SUGAR, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GARLIC PUREE, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, DRIED SOY SAUCE (SOYBEANS, SALT, WHEAT), FRUCTOSE, CHILI PEPPERS, FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DRIED SOY SAUCE [SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT], 2% OR LESS OF BEEF EXTRACT, BEEF FAT, FLAVOR, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE), AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, PALM OIL, GINGER, SHERRY WINE (SHERRY WINE, SALT), SPICES, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SEASONING (SOY SAUCE [WATER, SOYBEAN, WHEAT, SALT], AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL), RICE VINEGAR, XANTHAN GUM, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS, ACETIC ACID, CITRIC ACID.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Broccoli & Beef Hearty Skillets scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 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 Broccoli & Beef Hearty Skillets' 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: Water And Modified Cornstarch Product Caramel Color Added (Beef, Beef Broth, Modified Cornstarch, Flavoring [Potassium Chloride, Flavor], Salt, Potassium Phosphate, Caramel Color, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sodium Phosphate, Dextrose, Garlic Powder, Spice Extractives), 2% Or Less Of Sugar, Fructose, Flavor (Maltodextrin, Salt, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Dried Soy Sauce [Soybeans, Wheat, Salt], 2% Or Less Of Beef Extract, Beef Fat, Flavor, Tapioca Dextrin, Thiamine Hydrochloride).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Autolyzed Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Potassium Chloride.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Acetic Acid, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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