Spicy Beef & Bean Burrito
The processing score reflects 66 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
26 listed · 6 flagged for reviewFILLING: COOKED SEASONED BEEF (BEEF, SALT, BEEF BROTH, FLAVORINGS), COOKED BEANS (BEANS, WATER), TOMATO SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), JALAPENOS (WATER, JALAPENOS [JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, ACETIC ACID, WATER, CALCIUM CHLORIDE]), STARCH THICKENER (WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH), WATER, SHORTENING (REFINED, BLEACHED BEEF TALLOW, SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL, BHT ADDED AS ANTIOXIDANT AND DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE ADDED AS ANTIFOAMING AGENT), OF:VINEGAR, OATS, DEHYDRATED RED CHILE PEPPER, SALT, DEHYDRATED ONION AND GARLIC, HYDROLYZED CORN GLUTEN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT GLUTEN, SPICES, GUAR GUM, YEAST EXTRACT, SOY LECITHIN, MALTODEXTRIN. TORTILLA: BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR ENRICHED (NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, OF: VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, DOUGH CONDITIONER (INVERTED SUGAR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, WATER, CELLULOSE GUM), BAKING POWDER (CORN STARCH, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), EMULSIFIERS (GUAR GUM, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, RICE FLOUR), SODIUM METABISULFITE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Spicy Beef & Bean Burrito scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Plant Proteins (Hydrolyzed Soy Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other Additives (Emulsifiers (Guar Gum, Mono & Diglycerides, Rice Flour)): 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 Spicy Beef & Bean 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.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Shortening (Refined, Bleached Beef Tallow, Soybean Oil And/Or Cottonseed Oil, Bht Added As Antioxidant And Dimethylpolysiloxane Added As Antifoaming Agent), 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.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Maltodextrin. Tortilla: Bleached Wheat Flour Enriched (Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Dough Conditioner (Inverted Sugar, Propylene Glycol, Water, Cellulose Gum).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Corn Starch, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Metabisulfite.
Natural sources but industrial application.
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