Roast beef

Breakdown

4 ingredients to avoid

Hormel Natural Choice Roast beef scores 52/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Hormel Natural Choice Roast beef lists 11 ingredients, starting with Beef, Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphates and Sugar. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 52/100 Hormel Natural Choice Roast beef lands mid-scale — below the typical score in deli & cured meats, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in deli & cured meats is Simply Nature Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dogs at 100/100.