Bean & Cheese Quesadillas, Bean & Cheese

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bean & Cheese Quesadillas, Bean & Cheese scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Emulsifiers (Mono Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Bean & Cheese Quesadillas, Bean & Cheese's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil, Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt, Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Tortilla Preservative (Fumaric Acid, Sodium Propionate [Mold Inhibitor], Potassium Sorbate [Mold Inhibitor], Citric Acid, Corn Starch, Silicon Dioxide [Flow Agent], Salt).

Natural sources but industrial application.