Meatballs
The processing score reflects 28 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, MSG, corn syrup, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
13 listed · 5 flagged for reviewBEEF, WATER, CATSUP (TOMATOES, CORN SYRUP, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, DEHYDRATED ONIONS, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, AND NATURAL FLAVORINGS), CRUSHED CRACKERS (WHEAT FLOUR, ANIMAL AND/OR VEGETABLE SHORTENING [CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: LARD, BEEF FAT, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OR COTTONSEED OILS], SALT, LEAVENING [SODIUM BICARBONATE, YEAST], DEXTROSE, LECITHIN AND MALT SYRUP), REHYDRATED SWEET PEPPERS, REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, BARLEY FLOUR, SALT, ONION, DEXTROSE, FLAVORING, HYDROLYZED SOY AND CORN PROTEINS, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Meatballs' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Flavoring, Monosodium Glutamate.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Catsup (Tomatoes, Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Dehydrated Onions, Dehydrated Garlic, And Natural Flavorings), Crushed Crackers (Wheat Flour, Animal And/Or Vegetable Shortening [Contains One Or More Of The Following: Lard, Beef Fat, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Or Cottonseed Oils], Salt, Leavening [Sodium Bicarbonate, Yeast], Dextrose, Lecithin And Malt Syrup), Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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