Cheesy Beef Nacho, Cheesy Beef Nacho

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cheesy Beef Nacho, Cheesy Beef Nacho 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.
• Modified Fats (Fractionated Palm Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Cheesy Beef Nacho, Cheesy Beef Nacho'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: Cooked Beef Pattie Crumbles (Beef Hamburger, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein [Soy Flour, Caramel Color], Soy Protein Concentrate, Less Than 2% Of The Following: Salt, Spice, Natural Flavors, Dextrose, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Tripolyphosphate), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil (Palm Oil, Citric Acid), Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.