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Queso Blanco

Contains corn or soybean oil

This creamy queso includes cheese and peppers, and the brand says its cheeses come from local producers. It also contains corn or soybean oil, modified starch, natural flavors and other additives.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo gluten ingredientsVegetarianContains dairyContains soyContains corn
$8.99 15 oz · lowest price at Kitchen Kettle Village
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Water, cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), nonfat dried milk, vegetable oil (corn or soybean), red bell peppers, modified food starch, diced tomatoes, maltodextrin, green chili peppers, jalapeno peppers, natural flavors, sodium phosphate, titanium dioxide (color), salt, sodium hexametaphosphate, DATEM, sodium alginate
52 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 35%50
Ingredients · counts 25%57
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%60
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 57 · Titanium dioxide (additive, −15); Vegetable oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Added phosphates (additive, −10); 2 more
Processing 30 · Formulated queso with modified starch, vegetable oil, flavorings and additives
Sourcing 60 · The brand says its cheeses come from local producers, without naming them
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; the brand says cheese comes from local producers
Contains corn or soybean oil
Contains modified starch and additives
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−33 for titanium dioxide, added phosphates, datem and 1 more
ClearShelf standard−10 for vegetable 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
Water Cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes) Nonfat dried milk Vegetable oil (corn or soybean) Red bell peppers Modified food starch Diced tomatoes Maltodextrin Green chili peppers Jalapeno peppers Natural flavors Sodium phosphate Titanium dioxide (color) Salt Sodium hexametaphosphate DATEM Sodium alginate
17 ingredients 2 to watch4 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 1 high risk
Titanium dioxide (E171)ColourHigh risk
EFSA concluded in 2021 it can no longer be considered safe (genotoxicity couldn’t be ruled out); banned in EU food since 2022.
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.
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.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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