Taquitos, Beef & Cheese
Processing Score
15.5Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
5.5/10Good
The processing score reflects 69 ingredients, including ingredients listed as artificial, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
Good Protein SourceGood Fiber Source
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
073202894821
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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 450mg
20%
Total Carbohydrate 26g
9%
Dietary Fiber 3g
11%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 8g
Calcium 150mg
12%
Iron 1.8mg
10%
* 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
22 listed · 5 flagged for reviewENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, BEEF, GROUND BEEF, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CREAM, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, LACTIC ACID, ENZYMES], SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE, DRIED PASILLA PEPPERS, DRIED ANAHEIM CHILI PEPPERS, SALT, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, CRUSHED RED PEPPER, CITRIC ACID), STONE-GROUND CORN MASA FLOUR (WITH TRACE OF LIME), TOMATOES (WITH TOMATO JUICE), ONIONS, JALAPENO PEPPERS (JALAPENOS, VINEGAR, SALT), SEASONING (CHILI PEPPER, SPICES, DEHYDRATED ONION AND GARLIC, SALT, PARSLEY), TEXTURED WHEAT PROTEIN (WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEAT STARCH, TETRAPOTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM CARBONATE, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS), CELLULOSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AND MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), RELECITHINATED SOY FLOUR (SOY FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL, SOY LECITHIN), CALCIUM CARBONATE, L-CYSTEINE MONOHYDROCHLORIDE, GUAR GUM, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Taquitos, Beef & 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.
- Dough Conditioners (L-Cysteine Monohydrochloride): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
- Other Additives (Sauce (Water, Tomato Paste, Dried Pasilla Peppers, Dried Anaheim Chili Peppers, Salt, Dehydrated Onion, Dehydrated Garlic, Crushed Red Pepper, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose, 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 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.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese [Cultured Milk, Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Cream, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Artificial Color, Lactic Acid, Enzymes], Calcium Carbonate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, And Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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