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Pace Medium Nacho Cheese Sauce

Contains seed oils

This medium-heat cheese sauce is made with real cheese. It contains corn, canola and/or soybean oil, modified food starch and natural flavoring.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesVegetarianKetoLow sugarContains dairyContains soyContains corn
$2.91 10.5 oz · lowest price at Tidvio
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
25caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp. (30mL)
Protein
<1g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
240mg
Saturated fat
0.5g
From the product label
Ingredients: Water, diced tomatoes in tomato juice, modified food starch, jalapeño peppers, Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), red peppers, cream cheese (milk, cream, salt, carob bean gum, cultures), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or soybean), salt, cheese paste (Monterey Jack cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], Cheddar cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], surface ripened semisoft cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, water, salt), sodium phosphate, distilled vinegar, whey protein concentrate, sodium citrate, yeast extract, xanthan gum, natural flavoring, spices, annatto extract for color, sugar, dried onions, soy lecithin, mustard extract
59 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 25%68
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 59
Nutrition 75 · Typical for ready meals and sauces; no added sugar per 2 tbsp.
Ingredients 68 · Vegetable oil, 8th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Annatto (additive, −4); 2 more
Processing 30 · Starch, seed oils, gums, flavoring and several cheese additives
Sourcing 35 · Refined starch and seed oils; specific ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full list, but it includes natural flavoring, spices and variable vegetable oil
Corn, canola and/or soybean oil
Modified food starch
Natural flavoring
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−22 for added phosphates, annatto, natural flavours 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 Diced tomatoes in tomato juice Modified food starch Jalapeño peppers Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes) Red peppers Cream cheese (milk, cream, salt, carob bean gum, cultures) Vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or soybean) Salt Cheese paste (Monterey Jack cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], Cheddar cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], surface ripened semisoft cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, water, salt) Sodium phosphate Distilled vinegar Whey protein concentrate Sodium citrate Yeast extract Xanthan gum Natural flavoring Spices Annatto extract for color Sugar Dried onions Soy lecithin Mustard extract
23 ingredients 6 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives10 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.
Annatto (E160b)ColourLimited risk
Plant-based colour from achiote seeds; generally safe, but can occasionally cause allergic reactions.
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.
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.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Locust bean gum (E410)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from carob seeds; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers 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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