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Processing Score
7.8Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
3.5/10Fair

The processing score reflects 14 ingredients, including MSG, preservatives and corn syrup. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Dearborn Brand Beef Franks, Beef Bacon, Sausage & Hot Dogs
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
708165070493
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size56 g
Amount per serving
Calories
160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g
17%
Saturated Fat 5g
25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 30mg
10%
Sodium 640mg
28%
Total Carbohydrate 2g
1%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 7g
Calcium 0mg
0%
Iron 0.7mg
4%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

14 listed · 5 flagged for review

BEEF, WATER, NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, DEXTROSE, CORN SYRUP. SODIUM LACTATE, NATURAL SPICES. AUTOLYZED YEAST, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, PAPRIKA, FLAVORINGS, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Beef Franks, Beef scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
  • Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate, Flavorings): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
  • Other Additives (Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Bacon, Sausage & Hot Dogs, this product is more processed than about 45% of the 6,852 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 Beef Franks, Beef'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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Corn Syrup. Sodium Lactate, Potassium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

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