Country Sausage Biscuits & Gravy

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Country Sausage Biscuits & Gravy scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavors (Contains Milk)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Soy Protein Concentrate, Sodium Caseinate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 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 Country Sausage Biscuits & Gravy'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.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Dough Conditioners (Monoglycerides).

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Coconut Oil, Vegetable Oil Shortening (Palm And/Or Palm Kernel Oils), Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dipotassium Phosphate, With No More Than 2% Tricalcium Phosphate Added As An Anti-Caking Agent Precooked Sausage: Pork, Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Monosodium Glutamate. Rendered Bacon Fat: (Cured With Water, Salt, Smoke Flavoring, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite. May Contain Sugar, Brown Sugar, Potassium Chloride). Biscuit Ingredients: Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Flour, Barley Malt, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast, Yeast Nutrients (Monocalcium Phosphate).

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate (To Retain Freshness).

Natural sources but industrial application.