Italian Style Turkey Meatballs

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Italian Style Turkey Meatballs scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Meats (Mechanically Separated Turkey): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
• Modified Proteins (Textured Vegetable Protein Product (Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color)): Extensive modification indicates UPF.
• Other Additives (Sodium Diacetate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Bacon, Sausage & Hot Dogs, this product is more processed than about 88% of the 6,852 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 Italian Style Turkey Meatballs' 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: Bread Crumbs (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Corn Syrup, Sugar, Vegetable Oil [Soybean And/Or Cottonseed And/Or Corn And/Or Canola Oils], Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Yeast, Salt, Whey, Soy Flour, Sodium And/Or Calcium Stearoyl, 2 Lactylate, Sesame Seeds), Dextrose.

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.