Gourmet Skillet Entree

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Gourmet Skillet Entree scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 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 Gourmet Skillet Entree'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Brown Sugar, Hoisin Sauce (Sugar, Water, Sweet Potato, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Soybeans, Spices, Sesame Seeds, Wheat Flour, Garlic, Chili Pepper And Acetic Acid), Chicken Flavor Broth Concentrate (Chicken Stock, Natural Flavor, Salt, Sugar, Yeast Extract And Thiamin [Vitamin B]), Reb A (Stevia Extract).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Batter (Corn Starch, Water, Bleached And Enriched Wheat Flour [Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Dextrin, Modified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Salt, Nonfat Milk, Leavening [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Egg White Powder, Egg Yolk Powder, Silicon Dioxide [Anti-Caking Agent], Xanthan Gum, Cooked In Vegetable Oil).

Natural sources but industrial application.