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La Preferida Green Chile Enchilada Sauce, Medium

Contains artificial flavor

Green chiles and tomatillos form the base of this medium enchilada sauce. It also contains canola oil, wheat flour and artificial chicken flavor.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersDairy-freeContains wheat
$3.78 lowest price at Urban Butcher
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
35caloriesPer serving · 1/4 Cup (63g)
Protein
1g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
390mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: WATER, GREEN CHILES, WHEAT FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, TOMATILLOS, SALT, SPICES, JALAPENOS, ARTIFICIAL CHICKEN FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID
63 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 25%80
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 63
Nutrition 75 · Typical for ready meals and sauces; no added sugar per 1/4 Cup
Ingredients 80 · Canola oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Artificial flavours (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 30 · Sauce with canola oil, wheat flour and artificial chicken flavor.
Sourcing 50 · Made in USA is stated, but ingredient origins and growing practices aren't.
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but spices and artificial chicken flavor are nonspecific.
Contains canola oil
Artificial chicken flavor
390 mg sodium per 1/4 cup
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−10 for artificial flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for canola oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
WATER GREEN CHILES WHEAT FLOUR CANOLA OIL TOMATILLOS SALT SPICES JALAPENOS ARTIFICIAL CHICKEN FLAVOR CITRIC ACID
10 ingredients 2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually 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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