Plant-Based Roast & Gravy

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Plant-Based Roast & Gravy scores Ultra-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, Locust Bean Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Plant-Based Proteins, this product is more processed than about 85% of the 990 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 Plant-Based Roast & Gravy'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: Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Lactate, Potassium Chloride. Stuffing Ingredients: Water.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Bread Cubes (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, And Folic Acid], Palm Fruit Oil, Yeast, Cane Sugar, Sea Salt), Cane Sugar, Maltodextrin. Gravy Ingredients: Water, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tocopherol Extract And Ascorbic Acid (To Maintain Freshness). Maltodextrin.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.