Meatballs & Rice Soup

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Meatballs & Rice Soup scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Cooked Italian Style Meatballs (Pork, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color), Onions, Salt, Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Cow'S Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Eggs, Brown Sugar, Spices, Parsley, Garlic Powder, Wheat Flour)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Soup & Chili, this product is more processed than about 64% of the 7,596 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 Meatballs & Rice Soup'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: Sugar, Beef Flavor (Hydrolyzed Corn, Soy And Wheat Proteins, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil, Dextrose, Thiamine Hydrochloride), Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Chloride.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.