Cooking Kit
The processing score reflects 33 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
19 listed · 6 flagged for reviewGRAIN PACKET - SHORT GRAIN BROWN RICE (SHORT GRAIN MILLED RICE, BAMBOO EXTRACT). SAUCE PACKET - SOY NUT BUTTER (TOASTED SOY, SOY OIL, CANE SUGAR, MONOGLYCERIDE, SEA SALT), WATER, TAMARI SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, SALT, SUGAR), SUGAR, RICE VINEGAR, SESAME OIL, EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SRIRACHA CHILI SAUCE (RED CHILI PEPPER, VINEGAR, SUGAR, GARLIC, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR), CITRIC ACID, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, GINGER POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, XANTHAN GUM. SPICE PACKET - COCONUT MILK POWDER (COCONUT MILK, TAPIOCA SYRUP, SUGAR ESTERS), TOASTED SESAME SEEDS, RED BELL PEPPERS*, SEA SALT, SILICON DIOXIDE, CORIANDER, TURMERIC, LEMON GRASS.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Cooking Kit'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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum. Spice Packet - Coconut Milk Powder (Coconut Milk, Tapioca Syrup, Sugar Esters).
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Grain Packet - Short Grain Brown Rice (Short Grain Milled Rice, Bamboo Extract). Sauce Packet - Soy Nut Butter (Toasted Soy, Soy Oil, Cane Sugar, Monoglyceride, Sea Salt), Sugar, Each Of The Following: Sriracha Chili Sauce (Red Chili Pepper, Vinegar, Sugar, Garlic, Salt, Natural Flavor).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sesame Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator
In this product: Silicon Dioxide.
Common in powdered processed foods.
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