The processing score reflects 31 ingredients, including preservatives and enriched flour or grain. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
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 · 4 flagged for reviewENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, YEAST, SUGAR, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), DISTILLED VINEGAR, CORN FLOUR, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, SORBIC ACID AND CALCIUM PROPIONATE (TO RETARD SPOILAGE), CORN MEAL, SOY FLOUR, YEAST NUTRIENTS (CALCIUM SULFATE, AMMONIUM CHLORIDE), FUMARIC ACID, SOYBEAN OIL, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, AZODICARBONAMIDE, ASCORBIC ACID.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Plain English Muffins' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Dough ConditionersStrong UPF marker
In this product: Calcium Peroxide, Azodicarbonamide.
Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast, Yeast Nutrients (Calcium Sulfate, Ammonium Chloride).
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sorbic Acid And Calcium Propionate (To Retard Spoilage), Fumaric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ascorbic Acid.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
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