Stubb's, Seasoned Shredded Beef
The processing score reflects 32 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
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Ingredients
21 listed · 9 flagged for reviewBEEF: BEEF, WATER, SEASONING (TURBINADO SUGAR, SALT, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, TOMATO POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, SPICE), SALT, SEASONING (PAPRIKA, SPICES, SALT, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, TURMERIC, NATURAL FLAVOR). SEASONING (RICE STARCH, CARRAGEENAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, AND SALT), BAKING SODA. BARBECUE SAUCE: WATER, TOMATO PASTE, CANE SUGAR, MOLASSES, DISTILLED VINEGAR, BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, MOLASSES). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS TAPIOCA STARCH, SEA SALT, CORN STARCH, HONEY, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, MUSTARD FLOUR, NATURAL FLAVORINGS AND COLOR, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, HABANERO PEPPER.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Stubb's, Seasoned Shredded Beef scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Natural Flavors (Natural Smoke Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers 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 Stubb's, Seasoned Shredded Beef'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.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt, Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Soda. Barbecue Sauce: Water.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Cane Sugar, Molasses, Brown Sugar (Sugar, Molasses). Contains 2% Or Less Tapioca Starch, Honey.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Natural Flavorings And Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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