Meal Kit Beef Stick-Clean Label
The processing score reflects 40 ingredients, including preservatives, enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
27 listed · 14 flagged for reviewBEEF STICK (CLEAN LABEL): BEEF, WATER, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, DEXTROSE, CULTURED CELERY JUICE POWDER, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE. SUNFLOWER SEEDS, HONEY ROASTED: SUNFLOWER KERNELS, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL, HONEY, MALTODEXTRIN, XANTHAN GUM. JUICE BREAKS VEGETABLE JUICE PUNCH: RECONSTITUTED VEGETABLE JUICE (WATER AND SWEET POTATO CONC.), RECONSTITUTED FRUIT JUICE BLEND (WATER, CONC. JUICES OF APPLE AND WHITE GRAPE), NATURAL FLAVORING, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID. RAISINS: CALIFORNIA SEEDLESS RAISINS, LESS THAN 0.5% CANOLA OIL. CHEEZ-IT CRACKER (WG): WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B1 [THIAMIN MONONITRATE], VITAMIN B2 [RIBOFLAVIN], FOLIC ACID), WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SOYBEAN OIL (WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, PAPRIKA, YEAST, PAPRIKA EXTRACT COLOR, TURMERIC EXTRACT COLOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT COLOR, SOY LECITHIN.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Meal Kit Beef Stick-Clean Label scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors, Natural Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum. Juice Breaks Vegetable Juice Punch: Reconstituted Vegetable Juice (Water And Sweet Potato Conc.)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): 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 Meal Kit Beef Stick-Clean Label'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, Honey Roasted: Sunflower Kernels, Sugar, Honey, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Lactic Acid Starter Culture. Sunflower Seeds, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sunflower Oil, Less Than 0.5% Canola Oil. Cheez-It Cracker (Wg): Whole Wheat Flour, Soybean Oil (With Tbhq For Freshness). Contains 2% Or Less Of Salt.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ascorbic Acid. Raisins: California Seedless Raisins.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Annatto Extract Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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Processing and Nutrition Scores reflect the ingredient lists and nutrient data we observe; they are our analysis, not absolute measures of health. Read the full methodology. This information is provided for general nutrition education and is not medical, health, or dietary advice. Product formulations change often, so check the actual label before purchasing, and consult a registered dietitian or your physician for personal guidance.
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