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La Preferida Enchilada Sauce Mix

Contains modified food starch

This dry enchilada sauce mix contains wheat flour, modified starch and natural flavor. Each 5 g serving has 280 mg of sodium; it may contain milk, egg or soy.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesVegetarianLow sugarContains wheat
$2.05 8 oz · lowest price at Korvel Hypermarket
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, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: 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%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
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 · Refined flour, modified starch, natural flavor and other added ingredients
Sourcing 35 · Refined flour and starch are listed; no sourcing practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full list, but it includes unspecified spices and natural flavor
Contains natural flavor
Contains modified food starch
280 mg sodium per 5 g serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−16 for caramel colour, natural flavours, disodium inosinate or guanylate and 1 more
Scored Oct 21, 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 CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: 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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