Shredded Steak & Three-Cheese Burritos

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Shredded Steak & Three-Cheese Burritos scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Other Additives (Green Chilies (With Salt, Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Shredded Steak & Three-Cheese Burritos' 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: Flour Tortilla: (Wheat Flour [Enriched With Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Canola And/Or Corn Oil), Salt, Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch, Garlic Powder, Enzymes).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.