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Processing Score
6.0Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
2.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 16 ingredients, including preservatives. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
074338007512
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size85 g
Amount per serving
Calories
300
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24g
31%
Saturated Fat 13g
65%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 60mg
20%
Sodium 620mg
27%
Total Carbohydrate 14g
5%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 8g
Calcium 20mg
2%
Iron 1.4mg
8%

* 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

14 listed · 3 flagged for review

FRANK INGREDIENTS: BEEF, WATER, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2%: SORBITOL, FLAVORING, POTASSIUM LACTATE, PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER, HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE. PASTRY INGREDIENTS: FLOUR, BUTTER, CREAM OF TARTAR.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

  • Sugar Alcohols (Contains Less Than 2%: Sorbitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
  • Natural Flavors (Flavoring, Hickory Smoke Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
  • Other Additives (Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this is among the less processed of the 4,714 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 Cocktail Franks' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Lactate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Cream Of Tartar.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

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