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Morningstar Farms

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Breakfast Bites With Vegan Egg & Sausage

Ingredients:

egan Egg (Water, Faba Bean Flour, Canola Oil, Gellan Gum, Salt, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Flavor, Vegetable Juice For Color, Beta-carotene For Color), Wheat Flour, Cheddar Style Vegan Cheeze (Water, Vegetable Oil [coconut And/or Palm], Modified Food Starch, Maltodextrin, Salt, Natural Flavors, Faba Bean Protein, Sodium Alginate, Sodium Citrate, Konjac Gum, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Salt, Annatto Color, Paprika Extract Color), Water, Vegan Sausage Bits (Soy Protein Concentrate, Water, Fruit Juice For Color, Salt, Sugar, Yeast extract, Natural Flavors, Spices, Yeast, Soy Sauce [water, Soybeans, Salt, Wheat]), Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola And/or Sunflower), Onions, Red Bell Peppers, Methylcellulose, Maltodextrin, Soy Protein Isolate. Contains 2% Or Less Of Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Sugar, Natural Flavors, Spices, Dextrose, Palm Oil, Salt, Yeast extract, Yeast, Xanthan Gum, Lactic Acid, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Wheat), Onion Powder.

Rating: We Avoid

Ingredient Score:

Awarded a 1/5 green leaf rating, the Morningstar Farms Breakfast Bites with Vegan Egg & Sausage falls short of meeting the standards for cleaner food options. This product is not organic and contains genetically modified ingredients, which detracts significantly from its overall score. The presence of added sugars, specifically sugar and dextrose, further reduces its appeal to those seeking healthier alternatives.

The ingredient list reveals a number of potentially harmful additives such as natural flavors, gellan gum, xanthan gum, and sodium citrate. Maltodextrin, identified as a known harmful additive, is also included. This product incorporates various oils, including canola, vegetable, and palm oils, which are considered harmful in this scoring system.

The Morningstar Farms Breakfast Bites with Vegan Egg & Sausage is composed of a mixture of vegan egg, wheat flour, vegan cheese, water, vegan sausage bits, and a variety of oils, along with onions and red bell peppers. The vegan egg alternative is made from faba bean flour, among other ingredients, while the vegan sausage bits include soy protein concentrate and a selection of spices. The product also contains less than 2% of leavening agents, sugar, natural flavors, spices, dextrose, palm oil, salt, yeast extract, yeast, xanthan gum, lactic acid, and soy sauce.

The product’s reliance on non-organic, GMO ingredients and its incorporation of added sugars and harmful additives lead to its low green leaf rating. Consumers seeking cleaner food options are advised to avoid this product. The Morningstar Farms Breakfast Bites with Vegan Egg & Sausage do not align with the health-focused criteria established for food products on this website.