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Potted Meat

Processing Score
6.5Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
3.5/10Fair

The processing score reflects 13 ingredients, including preservatives and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Potted Meat Canned Meat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
605388188106
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size85 g
Amount per serving
Calories
180
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15g
19%
Saturated Fat 4.5g
23%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 80mg
27%
Sodium 950mg
41%
Total Carbohydrate 0g
0%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 12g
Calcium 150mg
12%
Iron 1.8mg
10%
Potassium 200mg
4%

* 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

10 listed · 4 flagged for review

MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, PARTIALLY DEFATTED PORK FATTY TISSUE (TOCOPHEROL, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID), WATER, SALT. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MUSTARD, VINEGAR, DEXTROSE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM NITRITE.

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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Potted Meat scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Processed Meats (Mechanically Separated Chicken): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
  • Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
  • Other Additives (Sodium Erythorbate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
  • Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Canned Meat, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 755 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

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