Chicken Picante Mini Empanadas

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Chicken Picante 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 (Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Diced Tomatoes [Diced Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride], Water, Yellow Onions, Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese [Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Milkfat, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Salt, Apocarotenal (Color), Cellulose Powder], Modified Food Starch, Gelatin, Seasoning [Salt, Dehydrated Garlic, Spices], Yeast Extract, Salt, Chicken Base [Chicken Meat Including Natural Chicken Juices, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Fructose, Chicken Fat, Autolyzed Yeast, Dry Chicken Broth, Dextrose, Modified Food Starch, Onion Powder, Natural Flavors, Spices Including Tumeric], Vinegar, Molasses Powder, Spices, Cilantro, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Paprika, Corn Syrup Solids, Dried Red Bell Peppers, Dehydrated Garlic, Tomato Powder, Lemon Juice Solids, Natural Flavor, Toasted Sesame Oil).

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.