Etouffee Base
The processing score reflects 55 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
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Ingredients
14 listed · 4 flagged for reviewWATER, ONIONS, BELL PEPPERS, CELERY, SEAFOOD BASE (COOKED LOBSTER, SHRIMP, CRAB AND CLAMS, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, SOYBEAN OIL, DEHYDRATED POTATO, CLARIFIED BUTTER OIL, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, WHEAT GLUTEN PROTEIN, NATURAL FLAVOR [EXTRACT OF SHRIMP, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTRIN DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE], DEHYDRATED BONITO [FISH], ONION POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, PAPRIKA), SOYBEAN OIL, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), SALTED BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), RED BELL PEPPER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GREEN ONIONS, SPICES, BROWNING SAUCE (CARAMEL COLOR, WATER, VEGETABLE BROTH [CARROTS, CELERY, ONION, PARSNIPS, TURNIPS], SPICES, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE]), SALT.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Etouffee Base'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.
- Modified StarchesStrong UPF marker
In this product: Modified Corn Starch.
Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Seafood Base (Cooked Lobster, Shrimp, Crab And Clams, Salt, Maltodextrin, Soybean Oil, Dehydrated Potato, Clarified Butter Oil, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Wheat Gluten Protein, Natural Flavor [Extract Of Shrimp, Salt, Yeast Extract, Dextrin Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate], Dehydrated Bonito [Fish], Onion Powder, Xanthan Gum, Paprika).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Browning Sauce (Caramel Color, Water, Vegetable Broth [Carrots, Celery, Onion, Parsnips, Turnips], Spices, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative]).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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