Simple Ingredients. Clean Labels. Just Good Food.
Consumers today are demanding products with simple and clean ingredient labels, and at US Foods®, we are committed to helping our operators meet those expectations.
Through our Unpronounceables List®* initiative, we have cleaned up our ingredient profiles – creating new US Foods Exclusive Brands products and reformulating others by avoiding, removing or replacing certain ingredients, such as artificial flavors and artificial (FD&C) colors, hydrogenated oils, high-fructose corn syrup and added MSG. In fact, none of the dozens of ingredients on our Unpronounceables List* will be found on the product ingredient labels from our four best-quality brands.
How Does It Work?
Example: Rykoff Sexton® Bloody Mary Mix
Our Ingredients:
- Tomato Juice From Concentrate
- Lemon Juice
- Lime Juice
- Hot Sauce
- Vinegar
- Molasses
- Sea Salt
- Spices
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Horseradish
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
What Others May Add:
- Hydrolyzed Soy and Corn Protein
- Monosodium Glutamate
- Disodium Inosinate
- Disodium Guanylate
- High-fructose Corn Syrup
- Sodium Benzonate
Our full Metro Deli®, Rykoff Sexton®, Chef’s Line® and Stock Yards® product portfolios – more than 1,000 items – are produced without any ingredients found on the Unpronounceables List* so that what’s left is simply good food.
*Processing aids and potential cross-contact during production are not in scope for this program.