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Mccormick, Grill Mates, Cowboy Rub

Processing Score
5.5Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
3/10Fair

The processing score reflects 14 ingredients, including natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.

Nutrient Alerts

High Sodium
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
052100015521
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size4 g
Amount per serving
Calories
10
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g
0%
Saturated Fat N/A
Trans Fat N/A
Cholesterol N/A
Sodium 420mg
18%
Total Carbohydrate 2g
1%
Dietary Fiber N/A
Total Sugars N/A
Protein 0g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

9 listed · 2 flagged for review

SPICES (INCLUDING ROASTED CHILI PEPPER, RED PEPPER, BLACK PEPPER, MUSTARD, CLOVES), SALT, GARLIC, COFFEE, ONION, UNREFINED SUGAR, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), NATURAL FLAVOR (INCLUDING HICKORY SMOKE), EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Mccormick, Grill Mates, Cowboy Rub scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Natural Flavors (Coffee, Natural Flavor (Including Hickory Smoke)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
  • Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Within Seasonings & Spices, this product is more processed than about 68% of the 11,127 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 Mccormick, Grill Mates, Cowboy Rub'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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Unrefined Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

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