Canned vegetables
Del Monte Fire-Roasted Corn Blend
14.75 oz/418 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
Why it scores 70
Del Monte Fire-Roasted Corn Blend scores 70 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 3 points Sugars 4.8 g / 100 g: Contains some sugar. Strong
- minus 3 points Salt 0.6 g / 100 g: High in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Fire-Roasted Corn Blend
Ingredients
- Yeast extract minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 4.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 0.6 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 30.5 = 69.5 → 70
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 56 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10.4 g |
| Sugars | 4.8 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 1.6 g |
| Protein | 0.8 g |
| Salt | 0.6 g |
Serving: 1 portion (65 g)
Ingredients
- CORN (GOLDEN AND FIRE-ROASTED GOLDEN)
- WATER
- ONION
- SEA SALT
- SPICES
- GARLIC POWDER
- ONION POWDER
- YEAST EXTRACT
- NATURAL FLAVOR
Label text, as published
CORN (GOLDEN AND FIRE-ROASTED GOLDEN), WATER, ONION, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SEA SALT, SPICES, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR.
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Del Monte
Sources
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org