Medium Salsa Con Queso, Medium

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Medium Salsa Con Queso, Medium scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Other Additives (Roasted Green Chiles (Green Chiles, Water, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 94% of the 19,171 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 Medium Salsa Con Queso, Medium'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.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tomato Juice Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Chloride, Chipotle Pepers In Adobo Sauce Whole Chipotle Peppers, Water, Vinegar, Tomato Paste, Salt, Spices, Mustard Powder, Natural Flavori Sodium Phosphate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Skim Milk, Cultured Skim Milk, Salt, Milkfat, Xanthan Gum, Oleoresin Paprika Color , Annatto Color , Oleoresin Capsicum.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.