Stuffed Hash Browns
The processing score reflects 120 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
52 listed · 14 flagged for reviewPOTATOES, COOKED PORK SAUSAGE CRUMBLES (PORK, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, SUGAR, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVOR (WITH MALTODEXTRIN, SUCCINIC ACID), SODIUM PHOSPHATES, CARAMEL COLOR), WATER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, DICED COLBY AND MONTEREY JACK CHEESE [COLBY CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (VEGETABLE COLOR)], MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING), NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR)], COTTONSEED OIL, DICED LOW MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE: LOW MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING), NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR), PASTEURIZED PROCESSED CHEESE SPREAD (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], WHEY, SKIM MILK, CREAM, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE]), FULLY COOKED BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE. MAY CONTAIN SMOKE FLAVORING), CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), YELLOW CORN FLOUR, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, PALM OIL, WHEY, WHEAT FLOUR, IODIZED SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, DEXTROSE, METHYLCELLULOSE, SALT, CHEDDAR/PARMESAN/ROMANO CHEESES (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTER FLAVOR (WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], TURMERIC EXTRACT [COLOR]), SODIUM ALGINATE, YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, POTATO FLAVOR (POTATO FLAVOR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SUNFLOWER OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, OLIVE OIL), SODIUM PHOSPHATES, APOCAROTENAL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SORBIC ACID, SPICE, SOYBEAN OIL, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), YEAST, NATURAL FLAVOR, DRIED ONION, EGGS, NONFAT MILK, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, SOY FLOUR, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DRIED GARLIC, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED PORK STOCK, HYDROLYZED SOYBEAN AND CORN PROTEIN, SMOKE FLAVOR. BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Stuffed Hash Browns scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Natamycin (A Natural Mold Inhibitor)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Diced Colby And Monterey Jack Cheese [Colby Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Vegetable Color)], Monterey Jack Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking), Natamycin (A Natural Mold Inhibitor)], Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking), Methylcellulose, +2 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
Within Frozen Breakfast, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 1,791 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 Stuffed Hash Browns' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono- And Diglycerides.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Flavor EnhancersUPF marker
In this product: Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate.
Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Cottonseed Oil, Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Smoke Flavor. Breading Set In Vegetable Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Fully Cooked Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite. May Contain Smoke Flavoring), Dextrose, Butter Flavor (Whey, Maltodextrin, Salt, Butter [Cream, Salt], Annatto Extract [Color], Turmeric Extract [Color]), Maltodextrin, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Iodized Salt, Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract, Yeast, Autolyzed Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sorbic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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