Sweet Potato Butternut Brussels Baby Carrots

by Taylor Fresh

Health Grade: A – Excellent

Category: Produce

This product mainly has wholesome vegetables like sweet potatoes, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, and baby carrots, which are very nutritious and supportive for your body. However, the presence of vegetable cysteine, a processing aid, lowers the grade to a C because it is more processed and might come with very minor health concerns. Overall, this is a mostly healthy product but with some caution needed due to processing.

• sweet potatoes – beneficial · A whole food vegetable full of fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants, promoting gut health and steady blood sugar.
• butternut squash – beneficial · A nutrient-dense vegetable rich in fiber and anti-inflammatory compounds, very healthy for the gut and body.
• vegetable cysteine – controversial · Used as a processing aid to improve texture and color; as a free amino acid, it may cause irritation in sensitive people and signals a higher processing level.
• brussels sprouts – beneficial · A nutritious cruciferous vegetable known for fiber and antioxidants, promoting gut and anti-inflammatory benefits.

Contains four whole vegetables loaded with fiber and antioxidants.

No added sugars or artificial ingredients detected.

Low in cancer, gut, and hormone risk scores.

Contains vegetable cysteine, a processing aid that slightly raises processing level and may irritate some sensitive guts.

NOVA classification of 4 indicates this product is processed rather than minimally processed.