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Queso Blanco

Contains seed oils

A cheddar-based queso with tomatoes, mushrooms and jalapeños. It contains seed oils, modified starch, flavorings and gums, with 220 mg sodium per 2 Tbsp.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesVegetarianKetoLow sugarContains dairyContains soyContains wheatContains corn
$9.00 16 oz · lowest price at Texas Triangle Grove
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
20caloriesPer serving · 28 g (2 Tbsp)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
220mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product page
Ingredients: Cheese sauce (water, nonfat milk, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), butter oil, modified food starch, sodium phosphate, salt, natural flavors, lactic acid, cellulose gum, DATEM, mono and diglycerides, carrageenan, citric acid, beta carotene), water, mushrooms, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, canola and/or soybean), modified food starch, wheat flour, salt, monosodium glutamate, soy protein concentrate, dehydrated cream (cream, soy lecithin), yeast extract, flavoring, dehydrated garlic, tomatoes with juice
54 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 25%36
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 54
Nutrition 75 · Typical for ready meals and sauces; no added sugar per 28 g
Ingredients 36 · Vegetable oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Carboxymethylcellulose (cellulose gum) (additive, −10); Carrageenan (additive, −10); 7 more
Processing 25 · Formulated cheese sauce with modified starch, flavorings, gums and emulsifiers
Sourcing 70 · The brand says its products are Texas-made; ingredient origins aren't specified
Transparency 50 · Ingredient list includes unspecified flavors, spice and interchangeable vegetable oils
Contains seed oils and modified starch
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−54 for soy protein concentrate, carboxymethylcellulose, carrageenan and 6 more
ClearShelf standard−10 for vegetable oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
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Ingredients
Cheese sauce (water Nonfat milk Cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), butter oil, modified food starch, sodium phosphate, salt, natural flavors, lactic acid, cellulose gum, DATEM, mono and diglycerides, carrageenan, citric acid, beta carotene) Water Mushrooms Vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, canola and/or soybean) Modified food starch Wheat flour Salt Monosodium glutamate Soy protein concentrate Dehydrated cream (cream, soy lecithin) Yeast extract Flavoring Dehydrated garlic Tomatoes with juice
16 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives13 additives · 3 moderate risk
Carboxymethylcellulose (cellulose gum) (E466)ThickenerModerate risk
Changed gut bacteria in mice and, in a small 2022 human study, altered the gut microbiome.
Carrageenan (E407)ThickenerModerate risk
Caused gut inflammation in some animal and cell studies; EFSA (2018) kept it approved but asked for more data.
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
DATEM (E472e)EmulsifierLimited risk
Dough conditioner; approved, with limited long-term human data.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers safe.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
Made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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