Beef, Cheese & Bacon Burrito

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Other Additives (Green Chile (Green Chile Peppers, Water, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Beef, Cheese & Bacon Burrito'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Smoke Flavoring, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Flavoring).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Spices. Seasoned Cooked Rice (Water, Parboiled Rice [Long Grain Parboiled Rice, Iron Phosphate, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid], Onion Dehydrated, Chicken Type Flavor [Hydrolyzed Soy And Corn Protein, Sunflower Oil], Salt, Cilantro, Garlic Powder, Spice). Cheese Sauce (Water, Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [Color], Cheese Sauce Mix [Whey, Modified Food Starch, Cheddar Cheese {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes}, Salt, Whey Protein Concentrate, Contains Less Than 2% Of Buttermilk Solids, Sodium Phosphate, Cream, Lactic Acid, Yellow 5, Yellow 6]). Tortilla: Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine, Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Palm Oil, Salt, Monoglyceride, Diglyceride, Baking Powder (Corn Starch, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphates, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Enzymes.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.