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Big Franks

Contains corn oil

These fully cooked meatless links provide 9 g of protein per frank. They contain corn oil, flavorings and caramel color, and the label declares wheat and soy.

No added sugarNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersDairy-freeKetoContains soyContains wheatContains corn
$14.99 lowest price at Loma Linda
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
90caloriesPer serving · 1 Frank (51 g)
Protein
9g▲
Fiber
1g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
280mg▼
Saturated fat
1g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Textured vegetable protein (wheat gluten, soy protein concentrate, water for hydration), corn oil, water, torula yeast, defatted wheat germ, defatted soy flour, dried onion, mono- and diglycerides from soybean oil, salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, garlic powder, autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed corn protein, soy lecithin, caramel color, natural smoke flavor, L-lysine monohydrochloride, spices, concentrated onion juice, natural flavors from non-meat sources, vitamins (niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B6
50 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as plant-based alternativesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%68
Ingredients · counts 20%58
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 15%35
Transparency · counts 15%35
Why it scores 50
Nutrition 68 · Compared with other plant-based foods: more sodium (280 mg), more protein (9 g); no added sugar per 1 Frank
Ingredients 58 · Corn oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Soy protein concentrate (additive, −4); Caramel colour (additive, −4); 4 more
Processing 25 · Protein concentrates, hydrolyzed proteins, flavorings and caramel color make this highly processed.
Sourcing 35 · Soy protein concentrate and corn oil are listed, with no sourcing practices stated.
Transparency 35 · The ingredient list ends mid-entry, so the full formulation is unclear.
Contains corn oil, caramel color and natural flavors
Contains wheat and soy
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−24 for soy protein concentrate, caramel colour, mono- and diglycerides and 3 more
ClearShelf standard−18 for corn 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
Textured vegetable protein (wheat gluten, soy protein concentrate, water for hydration) Corn oil Water Torula yeast Defatted wheat germ Defatted soy flour Dried onion Mono- and diglycerides from soybean oil Salt Hydrolyzed soy protein Garlic powder Autolyzed yeast extract Hydrolyzed corn protein Soy lecithin Caramel color Natural smoke flavor L-lysine monohydrochloride Spices Concentrated onion juice Natural flavors from non-meat sources Vitamins (niacinamide Calcium pantothenate Vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate] Vitamin B6
24 ingredients 3 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 6 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
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.
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.
Soy protein isolateProtein isolateLimited risk
Highly processed protein extracted with solvents; a marker of ultra-processed food.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers safe.
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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