Chipotle Cheddar Beef Sticks, Chipotle Cheddar
The processing score reflects 30 ingredients, including preservatives and corn syrup. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
4 listed · 2 flagged for reviewBEEF, SEASONING [SALT, DEXTROSE, SPICES (INCLUDING CHIPOTLE PEPPER), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, MOLASSES), DEHYDRATED BELL PEPPERS, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE]PASTEURIZED PROCESSED CHEESE [CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), MILK FAT, WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE, ANNATTO (FOR COLOR), POTATO STARCH, POWDERED CELLULOSE, NATAMYCIN (MOLD INHIBITOR)], CITRIC ACID, SODIUM NITRITE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chipotle Cheddar Beef Sticks, Chipotle Cheddar scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Seasoning [Salt, Dextrose, Spices (Including Chipotle Pepper), Corn Syrup Solids, Sugar, Brown Sugar (Sugar, Molasses), Dehydrated Bell Peppers, Dehydrated Garlic, Natural Smoke Flavor, Sodium Erythorbate]Pasteurized Processed Cheese [Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Milk Fat, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Potassium Sorbate, Annatto (For Color), Potato Starch, Powdered Cellulose, Natamycin (Mold Inhibitor)]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Jerky & Meat Snacks, this product is more processed than about 86% of the 2,448 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Colby Jack vs Cheddar Cheese and American Cheese vs Cheddar comparisons.
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