Salsa and Tortilla Chips
The processing score reflects 21 ingredients, including preservatives and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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* 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
18 listed · 2 flagged for reviewSALSA INGREDIENTS: TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, ONIONS, CHILE PEPPERS (ANAHEIM, JALAPENO, SERRANO), CILANTRO, SALT, TOMATO PASTE, GARLIC, VINEGAR, CITRIC ACID, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SPICES, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (ADDED TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM CHLORIDE. CHIPS INGREDIENTS: STONE GROUND BLUE AND WHITE CORN, CORN OIL OR SUNFLOWER OIL, SEA SALT, TRACE OF LIME.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Salsa and Tortilla Chips scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate (Added To Maintain Freshness)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 17% of the 18,630 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 Salsa and Tortilla Chips' 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, Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Chloride. Chips Ingredients: Stone Ground Blue And White Corn.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Corn Oil Or Sunflower Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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