Meat Creation Sauce
Processing Score
7.9Highly Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
6/10Good
The processing score reflects 39 ingredients, including natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
036200013762
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size129 g
Amount per serving
Calories
90
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g
4%
Saturated Fat 1g
5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg
2%
Sodium 480mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate 13g
5%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Total Sugars 9g
Protein 3g
Calcium 20mg
2%
Iron 0.4mg
2%
* 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
14 listed · 2 flagged for reviewTOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), DICED TOMATOES IN PUREE [DICED TOMATOES, TOMATO PUREE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE (FIRMING AID), CITRIC ACID], ONIONS, COOKED ITALIAN SAUSAGE, ROMANO CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, RICOTTA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, PASTEURIZED MILK, PASTEURIZED WHEY, VINEGAR, SALT), SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICES, GARLIC, BASIL, CITRIC ACID.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Meat Creation Sauce scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Industrial Enzymes (Romano Cheese [Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes]): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Cooking Sauces, this product is more processed than about 45% of the 9,519 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 Meat Creation Sauce'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.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Diced Tomatoes In Puree [Diced Tomatoes, Tomato Puree, Calcium Chloride (Firming Aid), Citric Acid].
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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