Beef and Vegetables Empanada

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Beef and Vegetables Empanada'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.

Modified StarchesStrong UPF marker

In this product: Modified Food Starch.

Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: White Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Mustard. Dough: Flour Bleached, Bromated Wheat Flour Enriched Wheat Flour Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid , Malted Barley Flour , Water, Vegetable Shortening Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil And Partially Hydrogenated Cotton Seed Oil , Salt, Dough Conditioner Wheat Flour, Salt, Soy Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of L. Cysteine, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes , Baking Powder.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.