Nacho Cheese Sauce with Chipotle
The processing score reflects 53 ingredients, including modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights

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Ingredients
19 listed · 5 flagged for reviewWATER, DEHYDRATED CHEESE MIX (CORN STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, SALT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, INACTIVE DRIED YEAST, NATURAL CHEESE FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, ENZYME MODIFIED SOY LECITHIN, ANNATTO AND PAPRIKA EXTRACTS AS COLOR, GUM ARABIC, SPICES), TOMATO, ONION, GREEN CHILE PEPPER, SWEET RED PEPPER, SWEET GREEN PEPPER, NATURAL CHEESE FLAVOR (NATURAL CHEESE FLAVOR, MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PART SKIM LOW FAT MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], SODIUM CITRATE, XANTHAN GUM, SALT, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES]), CHIPOTLE PEPPER PUREE (CHIPOTLE PEPPER, WATER, TOMATO PASTE, VINEGAR, SALT, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVOR, OLEORESIN CAPSICUM), CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, COCONUT OIL, JALAPENO PEPPER, GLUCONIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, TOMATO PUREE, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL MESQUITE SMOKE, ACETIC ACID.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Nacho Cheese Sauce with Chipotle'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: Natural Flavor.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Dehydrated Cheese Mix (Corn Starch, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Salt, Whey Protein Concentrate, Inactive Dried Yeast, Natural Cheese Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Enzyme Modified Soy Lecithin, Annatto And Paprika Extracts As Color, Gum Arabic, Spices).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Gluconic Acid, Acetic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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