Category Analysis ID: 8000

Mixed

Detailed breakdown of health metrics and processing levels for 2551 food items in this category.

Food Compass 2.0

A holistic nutrient profiling system (0-100) that assesses food healthfulness across 9 domains. Higher is better.

Food Compass 2.0

44.1AVG

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Score Interpretation

0-30 Limit consumption29.2%

31-70 Moderate consumption59.4%

71-100 Recommended consumption11.3%

Health Star Rating

Australian/NZ system rating the overall nutritional profile of packaged foods from 0.5 to 5 stars.

Health Star Rating

3.2AVG

012345

Rating Guide

3.5-5.0 Healthier choice, prioritize when comparing products62.0%

2.5-3.0 Moderate choice, acceptable for some categories22.0%

0.5-2.0 Consume occasionally, high in saturated fat, sodium or sugar 16.0%

NOVA Group

Categorizes foods by the extent and purpose of industrial processing (1-4). Lower groups are minimally processed.

NOVA Group

2.6 AVG

Group Definitions

Group 1 Unprocessed or minimally processed foods25.3%

Group 2 Processed culinary ingredients23.1%

Group 3 Processed foods15.9%

Group 4Ultra-processed foods35.6%

Nutri-Score

European 5-color label system from A (best nutritional quality) to E (poorest nutritional quality).

Nutri Score

Grade Definitions

A Highest quality, recommended daily choice11.1%

B Good quality, recommended20.1%

C Moderate quality, consume moderately37.2%

D Lower quality, limit intake27.6%

E Lowest quality, consume sparingly4.0%

Food Items 2551

Mixed #27311635

Beef, potatoes, and vegetables including carrots, broccoli, and/or dark- green leafy; cheese sauce

Beef, rice, and vegetables including carrots, broccoli, and/or dark-green leafy; tomato-based sauce

Ham or pork, noodles, and vegetables including carrots, broccoli, and/or dark-green leafy; no sauce

Oyster pie

Chow mein or chop suey, various types of meat, with noodles

Beef with vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; no potatoes, mushroom sauce

Veal with vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; and potatoes, cream or white sauce

Vegetable combinations, excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cooked, with cheese sauce

Potato chicken pie, Puerto Rican style

Stuffed tannier fritters, Puerto Rican style

Turkey with barbecue sauce, skin not eaten

Beef stew, meat with gravy, no potatoes, Puerto Rican style

Ham or pork with tomato-based sauce

Venison or deer with tomato-based sauce

Stewed, seasoned, ground beef with potatoes, Mexican style

Chicken or turkey and rice with tomato-based sauce

Fish cake or patty, NS as to fish

Mixed

Food Compass 2.0

Score Interpretation

Health Star Rating

Rating Guide

NOVA Group

Group Definitions

Nutri-Score

Grade Definitions

Food Items 2551

Beef, potatoes, and vegetables including carrots, broccoli, and/or dark- green leafy; cheese sauce

Beef, rice, and vegetables including carrots, broccoli, and/or dark-green leafy; tomato-based sauce

Ham or pork, noodles, and vegetables including carrots, broccoli, and/or dark-green leafy; no sauce

Oyster pie

Chow mein or chop suey, various types of meat, with noodles

Beef with vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; no potatoes, mushroom sauce

Veal with vegetables excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; and potatoes, cream or white sauce

Chicken or turkey salad, made with any type of fat free dressing

Cheeseburger, from school cafeteria

Fish sandwich, grilled

Enchilada with meat, green-chile or enchilada sauce

Taco or tostada salad, meatless

Lasagna with meat, from restaurant

Cannelloni, cheese- and spinach-filled, no sauce

Pad Thai, NFS

Pad Thai with chicken

Pasta with tomato-based sauce and meat, restaurant

Pasta with tomato-based sauce, meat, and added vegetables, restaurant

Pasta, whole grain, with tomato-based sauce and meat, ready-to-heat

Pigeon pea asopao, Asopao de gandules

Brown rice casserole with cheese

Chicken or turkey rice soup, home recipe

Macaroni and potato soup

Squash, winter type, soup, home recipe, canned, or ready-to-serve

Beans, string, green, cooked, from canned, with mushroom sauce

Peas, from canned, creamed

Vegetable combinations, excluding carrots, broccoli, and dark-green leafy; cooked, with cheese sauce

Potato chicken pie, Puerto Rican style

Stuffed tannier fritters, Puerto Rican style

Turkey with barbecue sauce, skin not eaten

Beef stew, meat with gravy, no potatoes, Puerto Rican style

Ham or pork with tomato-based sauce

Venison or deer with tomato-based sauce

Stewed, seasoned, ground beef with potatoes, Mexican style

Chicken or turkey and rice with tomato-based sauce

Fish cake or patty, NS as to fish