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Great Value Country Fried Cubed Fully Cooked Beef Steak Fritters With Gravy, Country Fried Cubed With Gravy: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-08-22 · Great Value

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Great Value country fried cubed fully cooked beef steak fritters with gravy, country fried cubed with gravy received a Longevity Score of 65 out of 100 (occasional choice). Processed meat with high sodium and additives. Strengths include high protein content and traditional flavor, while main considerations include high sodium level, processed flour used, and multiple additives.

Longevity Score 65/100

What helped the score?

  • High protein content
  • Traditional flavor

What held the score back?

  • High sodium level
  • Processed flour used
  • Multiple additives

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Source data, GTIN, and Food Quality Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Great Value Country Fried Cubed Fully Cooked Beef Steak Fritters With Gravy, Country Fried Cubed With Gravy
GTIN / UPC
00078742349763
Serving size
182 GRM (1 piece + about 1/3 cup gravy)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Food Quality Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Great Value

Country Fried Cubed Fully Cooked Beef Steak Fritters With Gravy, Country Fried Cubed With Gravy

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Processed meat with high sodium and additives.

What Stands Out

High Protein

16g protein

32% DV

High Sodium

761mg sodium

33% DV

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

High Sat. Fat

4.5g saturated fat

23% DV

Refined Grains

Refined wheat

Real Beef

Primary protein source

Contains Seed Oils

Soybean oil

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • High protein content
  • Traditional flavor

Key Concerns

  • High sodium level
  • Processed flour used
  • Multiple additives
  • Contains saturated fat

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

Beef

Processing signals

Refined wheatHydrolyzed protein

Additives

Calcium propionateMono- and diglyceridesTitanium dioxide

Seed oils

Soybean oil

Ingredients

Ingredient list

BEEF, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: BUTTERMILK BLEND (BUTTERMILK, WHEY), CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), DEXTROSE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SOYBEAN OIL, SPICES, SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT STARCH, WHEY, YEAST. BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL. WHITE COUNTRY GRAVY PACKET: WATER, GRAVY MIX (FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, MALTODEXTRIN, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], PALM OIL, SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SUGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2%: BLACK PEPPER, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, HIGH OLEIC CANOLA AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, SODIUM CASEINATE [A MILK DERIVATIVE], HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN [CORN, SOY AND/OR WHEAT], DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CARRAGEENAN, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, COLOR ADDED), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: TITANIUM DIOXIDE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SPICES.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

309

15% DV

Total Carbs

22g

8% DV

Protein

16g

32% DV

Saturated Fat

4.5g

23% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

22g

8% DV

Sugar

1g

Added Sugar

1g

2% DV

Total Fat

18g

23% DV

Sodium

761mg

33% DV

Unsaturated Fat

13.5g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories30915% DV
Total Carbs22g8% DV
Protein16g32% DV
Saturated Fat4.5g23% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs22g8% DV
Sugar1g—
Added Sugar1g2% DV
Total Fat18g23% DV
Sodium761mg33% DV
Unsaturated Fat13.5g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Low fiber (0g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher saturated fat (4.5g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Higher protein (16g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low sugar (1g)

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Helpful protein (16g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (22g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Great Value Country Fried Cubed Fully Cooked Beef Steak Fritters With Gravy, Country Fried Cubed With Gravy highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Great Value Country Fried Cubed Fully Cooked Beef Steak Fritters With Gravy, Country Fried Cubed With Gravy shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Great Value Country Fried Cubed Fully Cooked Beef Steak Fritters With Gravy, Country Fried Cubed With Gravy: 1g added sugar per serving. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: High protein content; Traditional flavor.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High sodium level; Processed flour used; Multiple additives.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same frozen dinners & entrees differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Frozen Dinners & Entrees, selected from the same Food Quality Guide catalog.

Source data and Food Quality Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Food Quality Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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