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Venison Country Casserole

Contains canola oil

This freeze-dried rice casserole has venison sourced from Durham Ranch and provides 20 g of protein per serving. It contains canola oil and other additives, plus milk and wheat.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesLow sugarContains dairyContains wheat
$15.99 8 oz · lowest price at Peak Refuel
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
460caloriesPer serving · 1/2 package (88g)
Protein
20g▲
Fiber
2g▲
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
700mg
Saturated fat
10g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: creamy sauce (ground venison, 2% milk (reduced fat milk, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3), heavy cream (cream, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides), onion, carrots, green beans, canola oil, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzymes), vegetarian chicken bouillon (salt, maltodextrin, natural flavor (torula yeast), yeast extract, onion powder, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, celery powder, carrot powder, turmeric extract, spices), salt, spices), enriched instant white rice (precooked long grain rice, niacin, iron (ferric orthophosphate), thiamine (thiamine mononitrate), folic acid)
60 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%68
Ingredients · counts 25%48
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%75
Transparency · counts 15%80
Why it scores 60
Nutrition 68 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more saturated fat (10 g), more protein (20 g), more fiber (2 g); no added sugar per 1/2 package
Ingredients 48 · Canola oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Carrageenan (additive, −10); 4 more
Processing 30 · Freeze-dried meal with canola oil, enriched flour, carrageenan and added flavorings
Sourcing 75 · Venison is sourced from Durham Ranch in Gillette; no raising practice is stated
Transparency 80 · Detailed ingredient list and venison source are stated; no raising practice is given
Contains canola oil
Contains carrageenan and mono and diglycerides
Contains maltodextrin and natural flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−42 for celery powder or juice, carrageenan, added phosphates and 3 more
ClearShelf standard−10 for canola oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Creamy sauce (ground venison 2% milk (reduced fat milk, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3) Heavy cream (cream, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides) Onion Carrots Green beans Canola oil Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzymes) Vegetarian chicken bouillon (salt Maltodextrin Natural flavor (torula yeast), yeast extract, onion powder, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, celery powder, carrot powder, turmeric extract, spices), salt, spices) Enriched instant white rice (precooked long grain rice Niacin Iron (ferric orthophosphate) Thiamine (thiamine mononitrate), folic acid)
15 ingredients 7 to avoid
Sourcing

I wanted to create a meal that embodied the taste of a home-cooked meal while still providing the best fuel out there. With the perfect amount of rice, the creamiest sauce, and delicious veggies, you'll feel like you're sitting at a dinner table even in the deepest part of the backcountry. This will definitely leave you wanting more - I'm pumped for you to try it! -Chad  Preparation Instructions: 1. Open pouch at tear mark. Remove oxygen absorber. 2. Carefully add 1 cup (8 oz) boiling water to pouch. 3. Stir well and zip po

Additives9 additives · 3 moderate risk
Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite)Curing agentModerate risk
A natural source of nitrite: it cures meat the same way as sodium nitrite, even when the label says “uncured”.
Carrageenan (E407)ThickenerModerate risk
Caused gut inflammation in some animal and cell studies; EFSA (2018) kept it approved but asked for more data.
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Refined (enriched or bleached) flourRefined grainLimited risk
Bran and germ are removed, so it’s low in fibre; some vitamins are added back.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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