Red Hot Beef Burrito, Red Hot Beef
Processing Score
8.3Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
2/10Poor
The processing score reflects 23 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds. It also contains trans fat.
Nutrition Highlights
Good Protein Source
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
079606065423
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size227 g
Amount per serving
Calories
670
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32g
41%
Saturated Fat 10g
50%
Trans Fat 1.5g
Cholesterol 35mg
12%
Sodium 1070mg
47%
Total Carbohydrate 78g
28%
Dietary Fiber 4g
14%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 18g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 90mg
7%
Iron 6mg
33%
Potassium 510mg
11%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
12 listed · 4 flagged for reviewENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)WATER BEEF PINTO BEANS TOMATO PASTE VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, CANOLA AND/OR COM OIL)CONTAINS 2% OR LESS DEHYDRATED ONION, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN, SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, JALAPEÑO PUREE (JALAPENO PEPPERS WATER, CITRIC ACID), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), GUAR GUM SPICES, GROUND RED PEPPER, CRUSHED RED PEPPER, GARLIC POWDER, CARAMEL COLOR, DOUGH CONDITIONER (SODIUM METABISULFITE, COM STARCH, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Red Hot Beef Burrito, Red Hot Beef scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Proteins (Textured Vegetable Protein): Extensive modification indicates UPF.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Other Additives (Jalapeã‘O Puree (Jalapeno Peppers Water, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum Spices): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 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 Red Hot Beef Burrito, Red Hot Beef'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.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)Water Beef Pinto Beans Tomato Paste Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Canola And/Or Com Oil)Contains 2% Or Less Dehydrated Onion.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Dough Conditioner (Sodium Metabisulfite, Com Starch, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate).
Natural sources but industrial application.
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