Lean Cuisine, Philly-Style Steak & Cheese Panini
The processing score reflects 124 ingredients, including corn syrup, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 2 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
27 listed · 8 flagged for reviewFILLING: COOKED BEEF, REDUCED FAT MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PART SKIM MILK, NONFAT MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH*, SALT, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ENZYMES, *INGREDIENT NOT IN REGULAR MOZZARELLA CHEESE), WATER, GREEN PEPPERS, ONIONS, RED PEPPERS, SEASONING (MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CHEDDAR CHEESE [{CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES}, SALT], MALTODEXTRIN, NON-FAT DRIED MILK, SWEET CREAM POWDER [SWEET CREAM, NON-FAT MILK, SODIUM CASEINATE], FLAVOR [CHICKEN FAT, CHICKEN BROTH AND NATURAL FLAVOR], YEAST EXTRACT, FLAVOR [AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, FLAVORING, GRILL FLAVOR], WHEY POWDER, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, FLAVOR [SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, TURMERIC & ANNATTO, TOCOPHEROL], XANTHAN GUM, FLAVOR [MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL SOUR CREAM FLAVOR], ONION, GARLIC, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVOR [MALTODEXTRIN, VEGETABLE EXTRACT, CULTURED WHEY, NATURAL FLAVOR, SOY OIL], LACTIC ACID, SPICE, FLAVOR [MALTODEXTRIN, LIPOLYZED CREAM], EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA, GRILL FLAVOR [MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, DEFATTED WHEAT GERM, NATURAL FLAVOR, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH], LEMON JUICE POWDER [CORN SYRUP SOLIDS AND NATURAL FLAVORS {LEMON JUICE SOLIDS, NATURAL FLAVORS}], EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC, FLAVOR AND ANNATTO), BEEF BROTH, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SPICES, MALTODEXTRIN, YEAST EXTRACT, GARLIC JUICE, ONION JUICE, GARLIC, NATURAL FLAVORS, DRIED TOMATOES, DRIED CARROT, DRIED ORANGE PEELS, JALAPENO POWDER, TORULA YEAST, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, DEXTROSE, FLAVOR. BREAD: BREAD (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, SUGAR, YEAST, OAT FIBER, SOYBEAN OIL, CULTURED WHEAT STARCH, GRAIN VINEGAR, SALT, WHEAT STARCH, ACETIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID), SEASONING (SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, 2% OR LESS OF NATURAL FLAVOR, LACTIC ACID, TURMERIC, ANNATTO, TOCOPHEROL).
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Lean Cuisine, Philly-Style Steak & Cheese Panini'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.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Natural Flavors, Natural Smoke Flavor.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Potassium Chloride, Sodium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Flavor. Bread: Bread (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Reduced Iron, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Sugar, Yeast, Oat Fiber, Soybean Oil, Cultured Wheat Starch, Grain Vinegar, Salt, Wheat Starch, Acetic Acid, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract, Torula Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Lean Cuisine vs Healthy Choice and Amy's vs Lean Cuisine comparisons.
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