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EWG Overall Score Breakdown
The product score is based on weighted scores for nutrition, ingredient and processing concerns. Generally, nutrition counts most, ingredient concerns next and degree of processing least. The weighted scores are added together to determine the final score. Read more about scores here.
EWG scored on three factors: nutrition, ingredient concerns, and the degree of processing. Read the full scoring methodology.
Considers calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium, protein, fiber and fruit, vegetable and nut content to differentiate between healthful and less healthful foods. For more information on nutrition concerns, read our full methodology.
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Canola Oil and Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids [read more]
Contains 63% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [read more]
Contains 1 added fiber ingredient(s): Oat Fiber [read more]
Considers food additives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and contaminants like mercury and BPA, which can affect human health and the environment. For more information on ingredient concerns, read methodology.
This product is not certified organic [read more]
Antibiotics were likely used in the production of this meat [read more]
Ingredient(s) derived from animals that may have been treated with hormones and/or growth promoters [read more]
Rice-based ingredients may contain arsenic [read more]
This product has 10 ingredients with concerns as well as some contamination concerns:
Estimates how much the food has been processed. Considers many factors, chief among them, modification of individual ingredients from whole foods and number of artificial ingredients. For more information on processing concerns, read our full methodology.
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
Products with moderate and high processing concerns generally have more artificial ingredients, more ingredients that have been significantly modified from whole foods, and more ingredients overall.
This product is not certified organic [read more]
Contains food additives of moderate concern
Antibiotics were likely used in the production of this meat [read more]
Ingredient(s) derived from animals that may have been treated with hormones and/or growth promoters [read more]
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Canola Oil and Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains 63% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
Per gram, high in protein [read more]
Rice-based ingredients may contain arsenic [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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FILLING: TEQUILA LIME CHICKEN SAUSAGE: ALL NATURAL CHICKEN, CILANTRO, WATER, CONTAINS 2 % OR LESS OF: TEQUILA, LIME JUICE, SPICES, JALAPENO PEPPERS, ORANGE ZEST (ORANGE PEEL, CANE SUGAR, NATURAL ORANGE FLAVOR), EVAPORATED CANE SUGAR, KOSHER SALT, GARLIC, EXTRACT OF ROSEMARY, VINEGAR. PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN HOT PEPPER CHEESE: AMERICAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, CREAM, JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, RED BELL PEPPERS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, COLOR ADDED, NATURAL FLAVOR, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), CORN STARCH (ANTI-CAKING AGENT), NATAMYCIN (MOLD INHIBITOR). WHITE RICE: WATER, WHITE RICE. PINTO BEANS: PINTO BEANS, WATER, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PRESERVE COLOR). CORN: CORN, WATER, SUGAR, SALT. MONTEREY JACK CHEESE SAUCE: WATER, MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES SALT, ENZYMES), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, VEGETABLE OIL, (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF CANOLA OIL. SOYBEAN OIL OR SUNFLOWER OIL), NONFAT DRY MILK, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SODIUM HEXANETAPHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, YEAST EXTRACT, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MONOGLYCERIDES, ACETIC ACID, MILK FAT, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR). JALAPENO PEPPERS. STARCH: CORN STARCH, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CELLULOSE GUM. XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM. TORTILLA: WATER, CORN MASA FLOUR (GROUND YELLOW CORN MASA FLOUR CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, TRACE OF LIME), BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, DEXTROSE, LEAVENING, (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), OAT FIBER, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER OIL EXPELLER PRESSED, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS (FUMARIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE AND SORBIC ACID), SODIUM METABISULFITE.
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Environmental Impact: Contains beans or lentils, which have the lowest carbon footprint of any protein source. [read more]
Environmental Impact: Contains chicken, which has a lower carbon footprint compared to other meats. [read more]
This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Corn Starch, Canola Oil, Sugars, Dextrose, Vegetable Oil, Corn, Modified Food Starch, Xanthan Gum, Modified Starch (Corn), Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Lactic Acid, Sodium Citrates, and Starch [read more]
Contains ingredients derived from milk and wheat - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
1.0 servings per container
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