Beef & Bean Chimichangas, Beef & Bean

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Beef & Bean Chimichangas, Beef & Bean scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Natural Flavors (Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Dough Conditioners (Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Sugar, Guar Gum, Modified Food Starch). Partially Fried In Vegetable Oil): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Dinners, this is among the less processed 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 & Bean Chimichangas, Beef & Bean'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Water Enriched Wheat Flour (Enriched With Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)Beef Beans Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Canola And/Or Corn Oil)Contains 2% Or Less Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.