Old El Paso, Tortilla Stuffers
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Ingredients
25 listed · 9 flagged for reviewCOOKED ENRICHED RICE (RICE, WATER, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID), SEASONED COOKED BEEF (COOKED BEEF, WATER, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), WATER, BLACK BEANS, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SALT. CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: SUGAR, CIDER VINEGAR, SPICE, TOMATO*, HYDROLYZED SOY AND CORN PROTEIN, GARLIC POWDER, CHILI POWDER (CHILI PEPPER, SPICE, SALT, GARLIC POWDER), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ONION POWDER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CITRIC ACID, CORN SYRUP*, SOY FLOUR, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, MALTODEXTRIN, TURMERIC, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, POLYSORBATE 80, CARAMEL COLOR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Old El Paso, Tortilla Stuffers scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup*): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate, Natural Smoke Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Polysorbate 80): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 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 Old El Paso, Tortilla Stuffers' 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: Salt. Contains Less Than 1% Of: Sugar, Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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