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Fiesta Blend Cheese Alternative Shreds

Processing Score
9.1Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
1/10Poor

The processing score reflects 25 ingredients, including modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol Listed

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
049568580807
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size28 g
Amount per serving
Calories
80
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g
8%
Saturated Fat 3.5g
18%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 270mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate 7g
3%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 0g
Calcium 150mg
12%
Iron 0mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

25 listed · 6 flagged for review

FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC PALM FRUIT OIL*+, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS (PLANT SOURCES), LESS THAN 2% OF: PEA FIBER, PEA STARCH, BAMBOO FIBER, NUTRITIONAL YEAST, JALAPENO PEPPERS, RED BELL PEPPERS, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, RICE FLOUR, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, SEA SALT, SUNFLOWER OIL, LACTIC ACID (VEGETABLE SOURCE), CARRAGEENAN (VEGETABLE SOURCE), CALCIUM SULFATE, CITRIC ACID, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO, XANTHAN GUM, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Fiesta Blend Cheese Alternative Shreds 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 (Natural Flavors (Plant Sources)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
  • Emulsifiers (Vegetable Glycerin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan (Vegetable Source), Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
  • Industrial Enzymes (Microbial Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 94% of the 19,171 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 Fiesta Blend Cheese Alternative Shreds' 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: Organic Palm Fruit Oil*+, Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Nutritional Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid (Vegetable Source), Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

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