Old El Paso, Tortilla Stuffers Meal Starter
Processing Score
12.2Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
046000434384
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Nutrition data isn't available for this product.
Imported and store-brand products often ship without a structured nutrition label, so we leave it blank rather than estimate.
Ingredients
20 listed · 8 flagged for reviewCOOKED ENRICHED RICE (RICE, WATER, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID), SEASONED COOKED CHICKEN (COOKED WHITE CHICKEN MEAT, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), CORN, WATER, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS*, SUGAR. CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: SPICE, CHILI POWDER (CHILI PEPPER, SPICE, SALT, GARLIC POWDER), ONION*, CITRIC ACID, CORN FLOUR, PARSLEY*, SOY FLOUR, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, NATURAL MESQUITE SMOKE FLAVOR, COLORED WITH YELLOW 5 LAKE AND YELLOW 5, NATURAL FLAVOR.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Old El Paso, Tortilla Stuffers Meal Starter 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.
- Artificial Colors (Colored With Yellow 5 Lake And Yellow 5): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Plant Proteins (Hydrolyzed Soy Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Smoke Flavor, Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavor, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Boxed Dinners & Sides, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 4,145 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 Meal Starter'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.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
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