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La Preferida Sauce Mix, Enchilada

Contains modified starch

This dry enchilada sauce mix has a listed ingredient panel and provides 280 mg sodium per 2-teaspoon serving. It contains wheat and may contain milk, egg, and soy.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesVegetarianLow sugarContains wheat
$1.58 lowest price at Urban Butcher
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
15caloriesPer serving · 2 tsp dry mix (5g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
280mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: wheat flour, spices, salt, food starch-modified, onion powder, sugar, garlic powder, cocoa processed with alkali, yeast extract, lactic acid, calcium lactate, caramel color, natural flavor, paprika, maltodextrin, disodium inosinate
51 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%84
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%52
Why it scores 51
Nutrition 40 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (280 mg); no added sugar per 2 tsp dry mix
Ingredients 84 · Caramel colour (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4); Disodium inosinate or guanylate (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 30 · Modified starch, maltodextrin, flavoring and color make this a formulated mix
Sourcing 40 · Refined flour and starch are listed; sourcing practices aren't stated
Transparency 52 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavor is unspecified
Modified starch and natural flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−16 for caramel colour, natural flavours, disodium inosinate or guanylate and 1 more
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Wheat flour Spices Salt Food starch-modified Onion powder Sugar Garlic powder Cocoa processed with alkali Yeast extract Lactic acid Calcium lactate Caramel color Natural flavor Paprika Maltodextrin Disodium inosinate
16 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 6 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
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.
Disodium inosinate or guanylate (E627, E631)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Usually paired with MSG; a source of purines, which people with gout are told to limit.
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.
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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