Lean Cuisine, Simple Favorites, Vegetable Eggroll

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Lean Cuisine, Simple Favorites, Vegetable Eggroll'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.

Modified StarchesStrong UPF marker

In this product: Modified Food Starch.

Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Egg Roll (Filling Ingredients [Cabbage, Carrot, Onion, Rice, Broccoli, Celery, Water, Seasonings {Modified Food Starch, Soy Flour, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Mushroom Powder [Maltodextrin, Mushroom, Onion, Salt, Sugar, Yeast Extract, And Spices], Soy Sauce Powder [Fermented Soybeans, Wheat, Salt And Maltodextrin], Garlic Powder, Salt, Black Pepper, Xanthan Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum}], Crust Ingredients [Enriched Flour {Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}, Water, Sat, Corn Starch, Potato Starch, Soy Lecithin, Cultured Sugar, Vinegar]. Fried In Vegetable Oil), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Sesame Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid, Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Lactate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.