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Beef, Pork & Lamb

Sweet & Sour Pork Meal Starter

Processing Score
9.0Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
3.5/10Fair

The processing score reflects 34 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High Sugar
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
036800227422
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size140 g
Amount per serving
Calories
320
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g
12%
Saturated Fat 2g
10%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 25mg
8%
Sodium 300mg
13%
Total Carbohydrate 49g
18%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 30g
Protein 10g
Calcium 20mg
2%
Iron 1.1mg
6%

* 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

23 listed · 5 flagged for review

TEMPURA PORK: PORK, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CORNSTARCH. CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: DEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, EGG WHITES, EGG YOLKS, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, NONFAT DRY MILK, RICE FLOUR, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, COOKED IN VEGETABLE OIL. SWEET & SOUR SAUCE: SUGAR, VINEGAR, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, TOMATO PASTE, CORN STARCH, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, VEGETABLE JUICE COLOR.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Sweet & Sour Pork Meal Starter scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Within Beef, Pork & Lamb, this product is more processed than about 91% of the 4,915 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 Sweet & Sour Pork Meal Starter'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: Dextrose, Cooked In Vegetable Oil. Sweet & Sour Sauce: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Juice Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

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