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Kellogg Company Us Morningstar Farms Meal Solutions Hickory BBQ Riblet: Longevity analysis
Quick answer
Special Occasion Choice
Kellogg Company Us morningstar farms meal solutions hickory bbq riblet received a Longevity Score of 62 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Soy and wheat protein base with simple seasonings, but added cane sugar, sodium, caramel color, and canola/sunflower oils lower the profile. Strengths include good plant protein from soy and wheat, about 16g per serving, decent fiber at about 6g per serving, and low saturated fat at about 0.4g, while main considerations include cane syrup and molasses push sugar to about 24g per serving, sodium near 620mg per serving, and textured wheat protein with caramel color and phosphate.
Longevity Score 62/100
What helped the score?
- Good plant protein from soy and wheat, about 16g per serving
- Decent fiber at about 6g per serving
- Low saturated fat at about 0.4g
What held the score back?
- Cane syrup and molasses push sugar to about 24g per serving
- Sodium near 620mg per serving
- Textured wheat protein with caramel color and phosphate
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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details
Product facts
- Product
- Kellogg Company Us Morningstar Farms Meal Solutions Hickory BBQ Riblet
- Brand
- Kellogg Company Us
- Category
- Produce (source: Vegetable Based Products / Meals - Not Ready To Eat (frozen))
- GTIN / UPC
00028989434050- Serving size
- 142 g (1 Riblet with Sauce)
- Source data — ingredients
- Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
- Healthy Food Guide analysis
- Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
- Data last verified
Kellogg Company Us
Morningstar Farms Meal Solutions Hickory BBQ Riblet
KarbCoach Recommendation
Special Occasion Choice
Soy and wheat protein base with simple seasonings, but added cane sugar, sodium, caramel color, and canola/sunflower oils lower the profile.
What Stands Out
Very High Sugar
24g added sugar
48% DVHigh Protein
16.2g protein
32% DVExcellent Fiber
6.1g fiber
22% DVHigh Sodium
622mg sodium
27% DVArtificial Colors
caramel color
Added Sweetener
cane syrup
Contains Seed Oils
canola oil
Whole Foods
tomato paste, onion powder
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Key Positives
- Good plant protein from soy and wheat, about 16g per serving
- Decent fiber at about 6g per serving
- Low saturated fat at about 0.4g
Key Concerns
- Cane syrup and molasses push sugar to about 24g per serving
- Sodium near 620mg per serving
- Textured wheat protein with caramel color and phosphate
- Canola and sunflower oils, plus gums and methylcellulose
Ingredient Signals
Primary protein
Whole-food ingredients
Processing signals
Additives
Seed oils
Artificial colors
Added sweeteners
Ingredients
Ingredient list
WATER, CANE SYRUP, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MOLASSES, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES), VINEGAR, TEXTURED WHEAT PROTEIN (WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEAT STARCH, PHOSPHATE, CARAMEL COLOR), CANOLA OIL, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, YEAST EXTRACT, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, METHYLCELLULOSE, EXTRACT OF MALTED BARLEY AND CORN, WHEAT GLUTEN, CARAMEL COLOR, SUNFLOWER OIL, XANTHAN GUM, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES.
Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.
Macronutrients
Calories
213
11% DVTotal Carbs
34.9g
13% DVProtein
16.2g
32% DVSaturated Fat
0.4g
2% DVFiber
6.1g
22% DVNet Carbs
28.8g
10% DVSugar
24.4g
Added Sugar
24g
48% DVTotal Fat
3.3g
4% DVSodium
622mg
27% DVCholesterol
0mg
0% DVUnsaturated Fat
2.8g
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Nutrition at a Glance
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 213 | 11% DV |
| Total Carbs | 34.9g | 13% DV |
| Protein | 16.2g | 32% DV |
| Saturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% DV |
| Fiber | 6.1g | 22% DV |
| Net Carbs | 28.8g | 10% DV |
| Sugar | 24.4g | — |
| Added Sugar | 24g | 48% DV |
| Total Fat | 3.3g | 4% DV |
| Sodium | 622mg | 27% DV |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% DV |
| Unsaturated Fat | 2.8g | — |
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
Watch-outsMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Higher net carbs (28.8g)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
Heart-Healthy Eating
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher sodium (622mg)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
GLP-1 Eating Support
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher sugar (24.4g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Low Sugar Lifestyle
Watch-outsMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Higher sugar (24.4g)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
Appetite & Portion Awareness
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher sugar (24.4g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Athletic Fueling
Watch-outsAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (24.4g of 34.9g carbs)
Vegetarian
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegetarian, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "tomato", "soy protein". See ingredients for details.)
Vegan
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegan, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "tomato", "soy protein". See ingredients for details.)
Plant-Based
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "tomato", "soy protein". See ingredients for details.)
Low-Carb Lifestyle
MixedDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low-Carb Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher net carbs (28.8g)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
Keto-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Keto-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Net carbs above typical keto snack range (28.8g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Low Gluten Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low Gluten Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Gluten-related ingredients (Mentions "wheat", "gluten". See ingredients for details.)
Minimally Processed Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (cane syrup, molasses)
Whole-Food Focused Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Whole-Food Focused Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (cane syrup, molasses)
Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (cane syrup, molasses)
Mediterranean-Style Eating
MixedDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Mediterranean-Style Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher sodium (622mg)
This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.
Paleo-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Paleo-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Grain/legume ingredients (Mentions "wheat", "corn", "soy". See ingredients for details.)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Workout Recovery
NeutralAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Strength & Protein Focus
NeutralAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Strength & Protein Focus, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Pescatarian
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Pescatarian, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Healthy Fat Focus
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Healthy Fat Focus, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
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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 Kellogg Company Us Morningstar Farms Meal Solutions Hickory BBQ Riblet highly processed?
Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-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?
Kellogg Company Us Morningstar Farms Meal Solutions Hickory BBQ Riblet shows about 6.11g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.
Does it contain added sugar?
Kellogg Company Us Morningstar Farms Meal Solutions Hickory BBQ Riblet: 24g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include cane syrup, molasses. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.
What helped the Longevity Score?
Key positives called out in the analysis include: Good plant protein from soy and wheat, about 16g per serving; Decent fiber at about 6g per serving; Low saturated fat at about 0.4g.
What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?
Key concerns noted include: Cane syrup and molasses push sugar to about 24g per serving; Sodium near 620mg per serving; Textured wheat protein with caramel color and phosphate.
Who might evaluate this product differently?
People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same produce differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.
Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis
- Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
- Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
- How the Longevity Score is calculated
- How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
- Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
- Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
- 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.
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