Traditional Meat Loaf
The processing score reflects 92 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, modified ingredients, plus 3 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds. It also contains trans fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
27 listed · 9 flagged for reviewMEAT LOAF: BEEF, MILK (REDUCED FAT MILK, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), TURKEY, BREAD CRUMBS (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], CANE SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, SEA SALT, YEAST, NATURAL FLAVOR), EGG (WHOLE EGGS, CITRIC ACID {TO PRESERVE COLOR}, XANTHAN GUM), SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE,LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% AS A PRESERVATIVE), WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN), PARSLEY, SALT, ITALIAN SEASONING (BASIL, OREGANO, THYME, MARJORAM, ROSEMARY, SAGE, AND SAVORY), GARLIC, BLACK PEPPER. GARLIC MASHED POTATOES: RED-SKIN POTATO, BUTTER (CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORING), SEA SALT, WHITE PEPPER. MEAT LOAF GRAVY: WATER, ONION, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATO, CITRIC ACID [NATURALLY DERIVED]), FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON [REDUCED], THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), BEEF BASE (BEEF STOCK, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, SUGAR AND BEEF FAT), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% AS A PRESERVATIVE), APPLE CIDER VINEGAR (REDUCED WITH WATER TO 5% ACIDITY), THYME, BLACK PEPPER, CARAMEL COLOR, CORIANDER, CLOVES.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Traditional Meat Loaf'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.
- Modified StarchesStrong UPF marker
In this product: Modified Cornstarch.
Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Bread Crumbs (Enriched Wheat Flour [Enriched With Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Cane Sugar, Soybean Oil, Sea Salt, Yeast, Natural Flavor), Beef Base (Beef Stock, Natural Flavor, Salt, Yeast Extract, Sugar And Beef Fat).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt, Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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