Beef & Cheese Mini Empanadas

What These Ingredients Tell Us

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

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Xanthan Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dough (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Butter [Cream, Salt], Cream Cheese [Cultured Milk And Cream, Salt, Stabilizers (Xanthan And/Or Carob Bean And/Or Guar Gum)], Water).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Filling (Water, Ground Beef, Diced Tomatoes [Diced Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride], Yellow Onions, Cooked Black Beans, Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese [Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Milkfat, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Salt, Apocarotenal (Color), Cellulose Powder], Soy Flour, Corn, Textured Vegetable Protein, Modified Food Starch, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Yeast Extract, Spices, Molasses Powder, Roasted Beef And Concentrated Beef Stock, Paprika, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Corn Syrup Solids, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Cilantro, Dehydrated Garlic, Dried Red Bell Peppers, Natural Flavor, Tomato Powder, Caramel Color, Sugar, Lemon Juice Solids, Toasted Sesame Oil, Chicken Fat).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.