Sweet Style Spaghetti Sauce
The processing score reflects 39 ingredients, including artificial colors, MSG, preservatives, plus 3 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
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
17 listed · 8 flagged for reviewWATER, TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, IODIZED SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR, GARLIC POWDER, DEHYDRATED ONION, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN (DEFATTED SOYBEAN, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CARAMEL COLOR, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE), NATURAL CHEESE FLAVOR (PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], BUTTER, SUGAR, GLUTAMIC ACID, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM), LACTIC ACID, PRESERVATIVES (SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE), VEGETABLE OIL (MAY CONTAIN CORN, SOYBEAN AND/OR COCONUT OIL), SPICES, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, RED 40.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Sweet Style Spaghetti Sauce 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.
- Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Plant Proteins (Hydrolyzed Soy Protein (Defatted Soybean, Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Caramel Color, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Tricalcium Phosphate)): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Cooking Sauces, this product is more processed than about 83% of the 9,519 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 Style Spaghetti Sauce'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: Sugar, Natural Cheese Flavor (Parmesan Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Butter, Sugar, Glutamic Acid, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Natural Flavors, Xanthan Gum).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Iodized Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Lactic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (May Contain Corn, Soybean And/Or Coconut Oil).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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