Homestyle Roasted Turkey Gravy

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Homestyle Roasted Turkey Gravy scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch, Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Meats (Mechanically Separated Turkey): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
• Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Cooking Sauces, this product is more processed than about 83% of the 9,519 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 Homestyle Roasted Turkey 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Turkey Stock (Water, Cooked Turkey Meat Including Natural Turkey Juices, Salt, Maltodextrin, Dried Onion, Sugar, Nonfat Dry Milk, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Turkey Fat, Spices, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Lactate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.