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Cheese Tequeños – Original

Contains soybean oil

Frozen, precooked cheese pastries are hand-wrapped one by one. They contain milk, wheat and soy, plus palm and soybean oils and potassium sorbate.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo gums or thickenersVegetarianLow sugarContains dairyContains soyContains wheatContains corn
$38.00 lowest price at tqmuch.com
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
120caloriesPer serving · 1 unit (35g)
Protein
5g
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
260mg▼
Saturated fat
4.5g▼
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Ingredients: white soft cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, calcium chloride, enzymes), wheat flour, water, palm oil, pasteurized cream, natural flavoring, fully refined soybean oil, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), sugar, salt, potassium sorbate
50 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 30%50
Ingredients · counts 30%66
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%55
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 50
Nutrition 50 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (260 mg), more saturated fat (4.5 g), less fiber (0 g); no added sugar per 1 unit
Ingredients 66 · Refined soybean oil, 7th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Wheat flour (refined starch, −6); 2 more
Processing 30 · Frozen pastry with refined oils, natural flavoring and potassium sorbate
Sourcing 55 · Hand-wrapped and made in the USA; ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavoring is unspecified
Contains palm oil and soybean oil
Contains natural flavoring and potassium sorbate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−6 for wheat flour
Varies by additive−18 for added phosphates, sorbates, natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for refined soybean oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
White soft cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, calcium chloride, enzymes) Wheat flour Water Palm oil Pasteurized cream Natural flavoring Fully refined soybean oil Baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate) Sugar Salt Potassium sorbate
11 ingredients 2 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 1 moderate risk
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.
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
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.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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