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Blanco Cheese Dip

Contains natural flavor

This creamy, lightly spicy queso dip is made with Monterey Jack cheese and peppers. It contains milk, natural flavor and carob bean gum, with 250 mg of sodium per 2 tablespoons.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsContains dairyContains corn
$9.99 lowest price at A Pinch of Pepper Tea and Spicery
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
40caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (31g)
Protein
<1g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
250mg
Saturated fat
2g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Water, butter (cream, salt), Monterey Jack cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes), corn starch, jalapeño pepper, sea salt, red bell pepper, whey protein concentrate, yeast extract, lactic acid, carob bean gum, natural flavor
65 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%64
Ingredients · counts 25%92
Processing · counts 15%50
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%52
Why it scores 65
Nutrition 64 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more saturated fat (2 g); no added sugar per 2 tbsp
Ingredients 92 · Natural flavours (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 50 · Cheese dip with starch, whey protein, gum and natural flavor
Sourcing 40 · No ingredient origin or production practices are stated
Transparency 52 · Complete list, but natural flavor is not specified
Natural flavor and carob bean gum
250 mg sodium per 2 tbsp
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for natural flavours, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
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Ingredients
Water Butter (cream, salt) Monterey Jack cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes) Corn starch Jalapeño pepper Sea salt Red bell pepper Whey protein concentrate Yeast extract Lactic acid Carob bean gum Natural flavor
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 2 limited risk
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Locust bean gum (E410)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from carob seeds; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
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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