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- Your baked chicken nuggets were already fried
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
Most frozen nuggets are par-fried in seed oil at the factory. Here's the one line on the box to read.
Full guide and the products we checked
Check any ingredient list freeProduct scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.
"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0#shorts #seedoilfree #chickennuggets
1 min - Are Canned Vegetables Healthy? Canned Fruit in Juice vs Syrup, Canned Spinach & Sodium
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
Canned vegetables and canned fruit can absolutely be part of a healthy diet; the federal Dietary Guidelines say so. The difference is on the label: salt in vegetables, sugar in fruit. We cover canned vs fresh nutrition, "no salt added" vs "low sodium", juice vs light and heavy syrup, calcium chloride and other additives, BPA and can linings, canned spinach, and real cans with their Clean Food Score (as of October 2026).
Full guide and the products we checked
Check any ingredient list freeChapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:42 Canned vs Fresh
1:38 The Sodium Question
2:34 Sugar Where You Don't Expect It
3:04 Canned Fruit: Juice vs Syrup
3:50 The Additives You'll See
4:57 Cans vs Jars
5:39 What About Canned Spinach?
6:19 The Pantry Label Check
6:55 Picks From Our Catalog
7:48 Your TurnProduct scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-18. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.
Music
"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Sound effects: Kenney (kenney.nl), CC0.
#cannedvegetables #cannedfruit #foodlabels
9 min - Chips without seed oils (and the label trick)
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
Most chips are fried in seed oil. These aren't, and here's the and/or trick to watch for.
Full guide and the products we checked
Check any ingredient list freeProduct scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.
"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0#shorts #seedoilfree #noseedoils
1 min - Your parmesan has the same thing as MSG
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
MSG is just glutamate plus sodium, the same glutamate in tomatoes and parmesan. Here's what the FDA says and how to spot it.
Full guide and the products we checked
Check any ingredient list freeProduct scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.
"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0#shorts #msg #umami
1 min - Healthiest Deli Meat: Low Sodium Lunch Meat, Turkey vs Ham & Is Lunch Meat Bad for You?
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
The healthiest deli meat, going by the label, is plainly roasted turkey, chicken or roast beef with a short ingredient list, low sodium per 2 oz serving and no added sugar, carrageenan or phosphates. We explain what "low sodium" legally means (140 mg or less per serving), turkey vs ham, what the WHO's cancer agency actually said about processed meat, and real deli turkey labels with their Clean Food Score (as of October 2026). We read labels; we don't give medical advice.
Full guide and the products we checked
Check any ingredient list freeChapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:44 Sodium Comes First
1:28 What Low Sodium Means
2:15 Reading the Sodium Line
3:01 The Curing Question
3:35 Sugar, Carrageenan and Phosphates
4:20 Turkey vs Ham
5:00 Is Lunch Meat Bad for You?
6:09 The Deli Label Check
6:55 Picks From Our Catalog
7:49 Your TurnProduct scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-18. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.
Music
"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"Disquiet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Sound effects: Kenney (kenney.nl), CC0.
#delimeat #lowsodium #foodlabels
9 min - Preservative-free bread still has a freshness trick
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
No calcium propionate on the label? Look for cultured wheat flour and vinegar at the end of the list.
Full guide and the products we checked
Check any ingredient list freeProduct scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.
"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0#shorts #bread #foodlabels
1 min - Real Maple Syrup vs Pancake Syrup: Maple Syrup Grades, Organic, Canadian & Sugar Free
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
Real maple syrup has one ingredient; most pancake syrup starts with corn syrup and caramel color. We cover what counts as 100% pure maple syrup, maple syrup grades (golden to very dark), organic and Canadian maple syrup, what sugar free maple syrup really is, and the best maple syrup on our shelf with label scores (as of October 2026).
Full guide and the products we checked
Check any ingredient list freeChapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:43 What Counts as Real Maple Syrup
1:43 Pancake Syrup, Line by Line
2:53 Maple Syrup Grades
3:48 Organic Maple Syrup
4:27 Canadian Maple Syrup
5:10 Infused and Barrel Aged
5:51 Sugar Free Maple Syrup
6:40 How Much Sugar in a Spoon
7:22 How to Read a Syrup Label
7:55 The Best Maple Syrup
8:22 Your TurnProduct scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-18. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.
Music
"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Sound effects: Kenney (kenney.nl), CC0.
#maplesyrup #pancakesyrup #foodlabels
9 min - Corn syrup vs high fructose corn syrup: not the same
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
Corn syrup is mostly glucose. HFCS is part fructose. Here's the difference in 40 seconds.
Full guide and the products we checked
Check any ingredient list freeProduct scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.
"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0#shorts #hfcs #cornsyrup
1 min - Coconut Cream vs Cream of Coconut vs Coconut Milk: Full Fat, Light & Unsweetened Labels
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
Coconut cream and cream of coconut are not the same thing, and grabbing the wrong can turns a curry into dessert. We read coconut milk labels line by line: full fat vs light, unsweetened, guar gum and other thickeners, cartons, coconut milk nutrition, BPA-NI cans, and the cleanest cans we've scored (as of October 2026).
Full guide and the products we checked
Check any ingredient list freeChapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:43 Coconut Cream or Cream of Coconut?
1:37 What's in the Can
2:28 Full Fat Versus Light
3:14 Guar Gum and Other Thickeners
4:29 Unsweetened, Condensed and Cartons
5:33 Coconut Milk Nutrition
6:16 Can Linings and B P A
7:04 How to Read a Coconut Milk Label
7:34 Our Picks
8:24 Your TurnProduct scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-18. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.
Music
"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Sound effects: Kenney (kenney.nl), CC0.
#coconutmilk #coconutcream #foodlabels
9 min - "Uncured" beef sticks are still cured. Here's the trick
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
Cultured celery powder is a natural source of nitrite, which is why uncured meat sticks carry a footnote. Here's how to read it.
Full guide and the products we checked
Check any ingredient list freeProduct scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.
"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0#shorts #beefsticks #foodlabels
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