Cheese Grits Casserole
The processing score reflects 57 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
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Ingredients
9 listed · 6 flagged for reviewWATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE [CHEDDAR CHEESE AND LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA (CULTURED MILK, PART SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, CREAM, WHEY, SKIM MILK, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SALT, COLOR ADDED], LIQUID EGGS (CITRIC ACID), WHITE CORN GRITS [NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], LIQUID MARGARINE [LIQUID SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, VEGETABLE MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE AND CITRIC ACID ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED], GREEN CHILE PEPPERS (CITRIC ACID), RED BELL PEPPERS, DRY BACON BASE [MALTODEXTRIN, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, BACON FAT, SUGAR, HAM STOCK, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, CARAMEL COLOR, AND NATURAL FLAVOR], BACON [CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, MAY ALSO CONTAIN DEXTROSE, HONEY, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM DIACETATE, AND SODIUM PHOSPHATE].
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Cheese Grits Casserole'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.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Cheddar Cheese [Cheddar Cheese And Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella (Cultured Milk, Part Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Cream, Whey, Skim Milk, Sodium Phosphates, Salt, Color Added].
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: White Corn Grits [Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Liquid Margarine [Liquid Soybean Oil, Water, Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate And Citric Acid Added As A Preservative, Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A Palmitate Added].
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Bacon [Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, May Also Contain Dextrose, Honey, Potassium Chloride, Smoke Flavoring, Sodium Diacetate, And Sodium Phosphate].
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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