Hand Made Beef & Bean Jumbo Burrito

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Hand Made Beef & Bean Jumbo Burrito scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Proteins (Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color, Zinc Oxide, Niacinamide, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Gluconate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Cyanocobalamin)): Extensive modification indicates UPF.
• Other Additives (Green Chile (Green Chile Peppers, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): 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 Hand Made Beef & Bean Jumbo 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.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Tortilla (Bleached Wheat Flour [Enriched With Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Leavening [Cornstarch, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate And Monocalcium Phosphate], Calcium Propionate [To Preserve Freshness], Mono And Diglycerides, Fumaric Acid And Dough Conditioners [Calcium Sulfate, L-Cysteine Hydrochloride, Sodium Metabisulfite, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate And Ascorbic Acid]).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.