Hormel, Compleats, Meatloaf & Gravy with Mashed Potatoes

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Hormel, Compleats, Meatloaf & Gravy with Mashed Potatoes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Boxed Dinners & Sides, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 4,145 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 Hormel, Compleats, Meatloaf & Gravy with Mashed Potatoes' 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: Beef Meatloaf (Beef, Water, Bread Crumbs [Bleached Wheat Flour, Dextrose, Contains 2% Or Less Of Salt, Yeast], Dried Egg Whites, Salt, Roast Flavor [Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Soy Sauce {Soybeans, Wheat, Salt}, Tapioca Maltodextrin, Chicken Fat, Flavor], Flavoring, Spices, Dehydrated Parsley, Natural Flavor [Natural Flavoring {Contains Yeast Autolyzate}, Dextrin, Maltodextrin, Natural Smoke Flavor]), Beef Base (Roasted Beef And Dried Beef, Yeast Extract, Beef Broth, Cane Sugar, Malted Barley Extract, Dried Onion, Salt, Natural Flavor, Potato Flour, Dried Garlic), Sugar, Mushroom Extract (Mushrooms, Maltodextrin).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bisulfite, Sodium Metabisulfite.

Natural sources but industrial application.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.