Us Foods® Unpronounceables List™

US FOODS® UNPRONOUNCEABLES LIST™

Not all ingredients are created equal. Those ingredients listed below make up what we call the US Foods® Unpronounceables List™. Our entire line of Metro Deli®, Rykoff Sexton®, Chef’s Line® and Stock Yards®* products will be produced with clean-label profiles, without any ingredient found on the Unpronounceables List.** *Does not include products marketed and sold by third party licensees. **Processing aids and potential cross-contact during production are not in scope for this program.

VERSION 1.0 (as of July 2018) Ace-K Mechanically separated meat Ammonium chloride Methyl silicon Artificial color (certified FD&C colors) Methylparaben Artificial flavor Microparticularized whey protein-derived fat substitute Aspartame Monosodium glutamate (MSG) – added, Autolyzed yeast extract not naturally occurring Azodicarbonamide Natamycin Benzoyl peroxide Nitrates and nitrites – added, not naturally occurring BHA Oxystearin BHT Parabens Bleached flour Polydextrose Bromated flour Polysorbate 20, 40, 50, 60, 65 and 80 Brominated vegetable oil [BVO] Potassium benzoate Calcium bromate Potassium bisulfite Calcium disodium EDTA Potassium bromate Calcium peroxide Potassium metabisulfite Calcium propionate Potassium sorbate Calcium saccharin Propyl gallate Calcium sorbate Propylene glycol Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate Propylparaben Calcium sulfate Saccharin Caprocaprylobehenin Silicon dioxide Carmine (cochineal extract) Sodium benzoate FD&C colors Sodium bisulfite Cyclamates Sodium diacetate Cystein Sodium glutamate Datem Sodium hydroxide Dimethylpolysiloxane Sodium propionate Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate Disodium calcium EDTA Sodium tripolyphosphate Disodium dihydrogen EDTA Stannous chloride Disodium guanylate (GMP) Sucralose Disodium inosinate (IMP) Sucroglycerides EDTA Sucrose polyester Ethoxyquin Added sulfites (except vinegar and wine) Ethylene oxide Tartrazine Hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose Tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) Tetrasodium EDTA Hydrogenated oil Titanium dioxide Hydrolyzed vegetable protein Vanillin