Beef & Cheese Taquitos, Beef & Cheese
Processing Score
12.6Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
4/10Fair
The processing score reflects 65 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
Good Protein Source
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
073202317771
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size85 g
Amount per serving
Calories
260
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g
18%
Saturated Fat 4g
20%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg
5%
Sodium 350mg
15%
Total Carbohydrate 25g
9%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 1g
Includes 0g Added Sugars
0%
Protein 7g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 60mg
5%
Iron 1.9mg
11%
Potassium 110mg
2%
* 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
24 listed · 7 flagged for reviewTORTILLA: ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, CORN FLOUR (TRACE OF LIME), SALT, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), GUAR GUM, L-CYSTEINE MONOHYDROCHLORIDE. FILLING: WATER, BEEF STEAK, GROUND BEEF, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CREAM, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], COLOR ADDED [CAROTENAL], LACTIC ACID, ENZYMES), DICED TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), TOMATO PASTE, ONIONS, JALAPEO PEPPERS (JALAPEOS, SALT, ACETIC ACID), TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR), CHEDDAR CHEESE FLAVOR CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SEASONING (SPICES, SALT, ONION POWDER, DEHYDRATED GARLIC), YEAST EXTRACT, FLAVOR ENHANCER (DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE), CARAMEL COLOR, SALT. PREFRIED IN VEGETABLE OIL.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Beef & Cheese Taquitos, Beef & Cheese scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Dough Conditioners (L-Cysteine Monohydrochloride. Filling: Water): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
- Modified Proteins (Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color)): Extensive modification indicates UPF.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 & Cheese Taquitos, Beef & 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.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Flavor Enhancer (Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate).
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Salt. Prefried In Vegetable Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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