Mild Beef & Potato Burrito, Mild, Beef & Potato
The processing score reflects 96 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds. It also contains trans fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
32 listed · 11 flagged for reviewBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHMENT [NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], ENZYME), GROUND BEEF, WATER, SHREDDED POTATOES (POTATOES, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF DEXTROSE, SALT, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE ADDED TO MAINTAIN NATURAL COLOR), GREEN CHILE, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [VEGETABLE COLOR], POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), FIRE ROASTED TOMATOES (VINE-RIPENED UNPEELED DICED TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, CITRIC ACID, YEAST EXTRACT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, NATURAL FLAVOR, ONION JUICE, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER), SHORTENING (INTERESTERIFLED SOYBEAN OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), ONIONS, SALT, CHIPOTLE PEPPERS (CHIPOTLE PEPPERS, WATER, TOMATO PUREE, CORN OIL, CORN STARCH, SALT, VINEGAR, CARAMEL COLOR, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES), CRUSHED TOMATOES (CRUSHED TOMATOES, TOMATO PUREE, SALT, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CHERRY TOMATOES, RICE FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, MONO DIGLYCERIDES, TORTILLA PRESERVATIVE (FUMARIC ACID, SODIUM PROPIONATE [MOLD INHIBITOR], POTASSIUM SORBATE [MOLD INHIBITOR], CITRIC ACID, CORN STARCH, SILICON DIOXIDE [FLOW AGENT], SALT), POTASSIUM SORBATE, CUMIN, SUGAR, BLACK PEPPER, CILANTRO, LIME JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, CONCENTRATED LIME JUICE AND LESS THAN 2% OF LIME OIL, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], SODIUM METABISULFITE [PRESERVATIVE]), KOSHER SALT (SALT, YELLOW PRUSSIATE OF SODA), GUAR GUM, SMOKED SEA SALT, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, BALSAMIC VINEGAR, GRANULATED GARLIC, OREGANO.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Mild Beef & Potato Burrito, Mild, Beef & Potato 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.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Emulsifiers (Mono Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
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 Mild Beef & Potato Burrito, Mild, Beef & Potato'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.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Shredded Potatoes (Potatoes, Contains 2% Or Less Of Dextrose, Salt, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate Added To Maintain Natural Color), Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Shortening (Interesterifled Soybean Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides), Canola Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt, Kosher Salt (Salt, Yellow Prussiate Of Soda), Smoked Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Tortilla Preservative (Fumaric Acid, Sodium Propionate [Mold Inhibitor], Potassium Sorbate [Mold Inhibitor], Citric Acid, Corn Starch, Silicon Dioxide [Flow Agent], Salt).
Natural sources but industrial application.
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