Taquitos Mexican Kitchen

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Taquitos Mexican Kitchen 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.
• Modified Proteins (Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color)): Extensive modification indicates UPF.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Taquitos Mexican Kitchen'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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Corn Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Grill Flavor (Maltodextrin, Salt, Corn Flour, Grill Flavor (From Partially Hydrogenated Soybean/Cottonseed Oil), Modified Food Starch, Corn Syrup Solids, Smoke Flavor, Tricalcium Phosphate).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.