Steak Sauce
The processing score reflects 20 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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* 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
18 listed · 5 flagged for reviewWATER, TOMATO PASTE, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, BROWN SUGAR, POMEGRANATE MOLASSES, RED WINE EXTRACT (SULPHITES), SALT, BEEF FLAVOR (NATURAL FLAVORS INCLUDING AUTOLYZED YEAST & BEEF EXTRACT, SALT), MOLASSES, TAMARIND EXTRACT, SPICES, ONION, NATURAL FLAVORS, ROASTED GARLIC, SUMAC POWDER, GREEN PEPPERCORNS, GARLIC, XANTHAN GUM.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Steak Sauce scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Ketchup & Mustard, this product is more processed than about 42% of the 6,563 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 Steak 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.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Brown Sugar, Pomegranate Molasses, Molasses.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Red Wine Extract (Sulphites).
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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