Queso Sticks
The processing score reflects 68 ingredients, including artificial colors, preservatives, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
23 listed · 7 flagged for reviewBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, PASTEURIZED PROCESSED CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, MILKFAT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR), DICED TOMATOES (TOMATOES, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK NON-FAT MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, TORTILLA CHIPS (GROUND CORN TREATED WITH LIME, WATER, VEGETABLE OIL [CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: COTTONSEED OIL, CORN OIL], SPICES, SALT, GARLIC, ARTIFICIAL COLORING [DEXTROSE, RED 40, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6], SODIUM BENZOATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CARAMEL COLOR, MONODIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 80, CANOLA OIL, CITRIC ACID, MONO AND TRIGLYCERIDES, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, SOY LECITHIN), YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), SALT, ONION POWDER, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, POTATO STARCH, JALAPENO PEPPERS, DRIED WHEY, YELLOW CORN GERM, DEXTROSE, JALAPENO POWDER, YEAST, CILANTRO, SPICE AND COLORING, CITRIC ACID.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Queso Sticks' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Modified StarchesStrong UPF marker
In this product: Modified Corn Starch.
Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Soybean Oil And/Or Canola Oil).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Tortilla Chips (Ground Corn Treated With Lime, Water, Vegetable Oil [Contains One Or More Of The Following: Cottonseed Oil, Corn Oil], Spices, Salt, Garlic, Artificial Coloring [Dextrose, Red 40, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6], Sodium Benzoate, Propylene Glycol, Caramel Color, Monodiglycerides, Polysorbate 80, Canola Oil, Citric Acid, Mono And Triglycerides, Sunflower Lecithin, Soy Lecithin), Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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