Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes & Corn

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes & Corn'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: Meatloaf (Ground Beef, Water, Panko Bread Crumbs [Bleached Wheat Flour, Shortening {Palm Oil}, Cane Sugar, Yeast, Salt], Pasteurized Whole Eggs, Dijon Mustard [Distilled White Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Water, Salt, White Wine, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Fruit Pectin, Sugar, Spices], Yellow Onion, Sea Salt, Black Pepper).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Brown Gravy (Water, Beef Pot Roast [Beef, Water, Salt, Dextrose, Garlic Juice, Soy Protein Isolate, Sodium Phosphate, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Dried Beef Stock, Modified Food Starch, Onion Powder, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Sugar, Carrot Powder, Seasoning {Hydrolyzed Soy, Corn And Wheat Protein, Corn, Syrup Solids, Thiamin Hydrochloride, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate), Hydrogenated Soy And Corn Oil, Caramel Color].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tomato Paste [Tomato Paste, Citric Acid], Beef Base [Roasted Beef & Concentrated Beef Stock, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy, Corn, Wheat Proteins, Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Palm Oil, Sugar, Caramel Color, Onion Powder, 2% Or Less Of Corn Oil, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Flavors, Lactic Acid].

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Base [Vegetable Puree (Onion Carrot, Celery, Garlic), Salt, Corn Syrup, Corn Starch, Yeast Extract, Corn Oil, Sugar, Tomato Powder, Natural Flavor & Wine (Contains Sulfites)].

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.