Quesadilla Chicken Meatballs
The processing score reflects 52 ingredients, including ingredients listed as artificial, corn syrup, modified ingredients, plus 2 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
16 listed · 5 flagged for reviewCHICKEN, WATER, PASTEURIZED PROCESSED CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, CREAM, MILK FAT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEESE FLAVOR, SALT), RED BELL PEPPER, TOMATILLOS, BREADCRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, YEAST), TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, SEASONING (SPICES, PAPRIKA, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, LIME JUICE POWDER [MALTODEXTRIN, LIME JUICE, LIME OIL], CITRIC ACID, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVOR), SEASONING ( [GREEN CHILI, CORIANDER AND OTHER SPICES], SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED TOMATILLO, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, NATURAL FLAVORS), SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SPICE, ROASTED GARLIC POWDER, XANTHAN GUM.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Quesadilla Chicken Meatballs 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.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Bacon, Sausage & Hot Dogs, this product is more processed than about 88% of the 6,852 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 Quesadilla Chicken Meatballs' 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.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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