Minor's, Zesty Orange Sauce
The processing score reflects 19 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, corn syrup, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.
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Ingredients
14 listed · 5 flagged for reviewCORN SYRUP, WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, LESS THAN 1% SODIUM BENZOATE AS A PRESERVATIVE), WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, 2% OR LESS OF GARLIC, TOASTED SESAME OIL, CONCENTRATED ORANGE JUICE, SPICES, EXTRACTIVES OF ANNATTO, CANOLA OIL, XANTHAN GUM, SALT.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Minor's, Zesty Orange Sauce scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Cooking Sauces, this product is more processed than about 83% 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 Minor's, Zesty Orange 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.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Toasted Sesame Oil, Canola Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Extractives Of Annatto.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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