Burritos, Bean & Cheese

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Burritos, Bean & Cheese 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.
• Natural Flavors (Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Burritos, Bean & Cheese'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: Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Canola, Palm And/Or Corn Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cheese - Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes , Water, Butter Cream, Salt , Salt, Natural Flavor, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Enzymes, Vegetable Coloring.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dough Conditioners (Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Sugar, Guar Gum, Food Starch, Sodium Metabisulfite).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.