Simmering Samurai, Broccoli Beef Fried Rice

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Simmering Samurai, Broccoli Beef Fried Rice scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate. Sauce: Water, Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.

Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 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 Simmering Samurai, Broccoli Beef Fried Rice'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Water And Binder Product (Beef, Water, Cooking Wine [Salt, Potassium Sorbate, Rice Flavor {Ethyl Alcohol, Water, Flavors} Added], Turbinado Sugar, Less Than 2% Of: Soy Sauce [Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt], Modified Tapioca Starch, Soybean Oil, Sodium Phosphate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Carrageenan, Sodium Citrate), Each Of The Following: Sugar, Salted Sake (Rice, Koji [Aspergillus Oryzae], Dextrose, Salt, Water, Alcohol), Sugar, and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Sesame Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.