Turkeys
Healthy Choice Turkey Sausage Lasagna Bowl
10 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 46
Healthy Choice Turkey Sausage Lasagna Bowl scores 46 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 4.5 points 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: flavor enhancer, flavoring, industrial protein and modified starch. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Turkey Sausage Lasagna Bowl
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Soy protein isolate / concentrate minus 1.5 points
- Hydrolyzed vegetable protein minus 1.5 points
- Disodium inosinate minus 1.5 points
- Disodium guanylate minus 0.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.4 g / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 54 = 46
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 102 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 2.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.7 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 11 g |
| Sugars | 2.5 g |
| Added sugars | 1.4 g |
| Fiber | 1.4 g |
| Protein | 5.7 g |
| Salt | 0.4 g |
Serving: 1 meal (283 g)
Ingredients
- COOKED PASTA (WATER, ENRICHED PASTA, SOYBEAN OIL)
- SAUCE (WATER, DICED TOMATOES, TOMATO PUREE, TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, ONIONS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GARLIC, POTASSIUM SALT, SALT, OLIVE OIL, BASIL, OREGANO, PARSLEY, FENNEL, BLACK PEPPER) (not recognized)
- COOKED TURKEY CRUMBLES (GROUND TURKEY, WATER, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN [SOY FLOUR], SEASONING)
- COTTAGE CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRADE A SKIM MILK)
- RED BELL PEPPERS
- TOMATOES
- YELLOW SQUASH
- SPINACH
- DICED CHEESE (PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SKIM MILK)
- PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES)
Label text, as published
COOKED PASTA (WATER, ENRICHED PASTA [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, EGG WHITE, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SOYBEAN OIL), SAUCE (WATER, DICED TOMATOES, TOMATO PUREE, TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, ONIONS, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GARLIC, POTASSIUM SALT, SALT, OLIVE OIL, BASIL, OREGANO, PARSLEY, FENNEL, BLACK PEPPER), COOKED TURKEY CRUMBLES (GROUND TURKEY, WATER, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN [SOY FLOUR], SEASONING [SALT, SUGAR, SPICES, HYDROLYZED CORN AND SOY PROTEIN, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, NATURAL FLAVORS]), COTTAGE CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRADE A SKIM MILK), RED BELL PEPPERS, TOMATOES, YELLOW SQUASH, SPINACH, DICED CHEESE (PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SKIM MILK), PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES). CONTAINS: EGG, MILK, SOY, WHEAT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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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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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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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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“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