Santa Fe Rice & Beans
The processing score reflects 62 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

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Ingredients
10 listed · 4 flagged for reviewSEASONED RICE (COOKED ENRICHED WHITE RICE [WATER, ENRICHED RICE (WHITE RICE, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID)], TOMATO PASTE, WATER, ONIONS, GARLIC, SPICES, CARROT JUICE CONCENTRATE, CORN OIL, SALT, PAPRIKA, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, XANTHAN GUM, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR), SANTA FE STYLE SAUCE (WATER, LIGHT SOUR CREAM [CULTURED NONFAT MILK AND CREAM, NONFAT DRY MILK, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, CALCIUM SULFATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM], FIRE ROASTED GREEN CHILES [GREEN CHILE PEPPERS, CITRIC ACID], ONIONS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NONFAT MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, HALF AND HALF [MILK, CREAM], DEHYDRATED ONION, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR [CONTAINS SOY LECITHIN], PARMESAN CHEESE [CULTURED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], CULTURED CREAM, YEAST EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM, SPICE, ONION POWDER, TOCOPHEROLS), ZUCCHINI, BLACK BEANS, RED BEANS, CORN, PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (CULTURED PART SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), RED BELL PEPPERS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SKIM MILK.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Santa Fe Rice & Beans' 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 Food Starch.
Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Santa Fe Style Sauce (Water, Light Sour Cream [Cultured Nonfat Milk And Cream, Nonfat Dry Milk, Modified Food Starch, Sodium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Calcium Sulfate, Locust Bean Gum], Fire Roasted Green Chiles [Green Chile Peppers, Citric Acid], Onions, Modified Food Starch, Nonfat Milk, Maltodextrin, Half And Half [Milk, Cream], Dehydrated Onion, Salt, Natural Flavor [Contains Soy Lecithin], Parmesan Cheese [Cultured Part-Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Cultured Cream, Yeast Extract, Xanthan Gum, Spice, Onion Powder, Tocopherols).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
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