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Signature White Queso

Contains modified starches

A cheddar cheese-based queso with tomatoes and jalapeños. It also contains palm and vegetable oils, modified starches, and flavorings.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesVegetarianLow sugarContains dairyContains soyContains wheatContains corn
$12.95 16 oz · lowest price at Lock, Stock & Barrel
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Cheese sauce (water, cheddar cheese, palm oil, modified corn starch, whey, modified tapioca starch, sodium phosphate, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, mono diglycerides, alginate), natural and artificial flavor, condensed soup (water, mushrooms, vegetable oil, modified food starch, wheat flour, salt, monosodium glutamate, soy protein concentrate, dehydrated cream, soy lecithin, yeast extract, flavoring, dehydrated garlic), tomatoes, sliced jalapenos, peppers, water, vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, glucono delta lactone
44 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
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%46
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 44
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 46 · Vegetable oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Artificial flavours (additive, −10); 6 more
Processing 25 · Modified starches, flavorings, emulsifiers and processed oils
Sourcing 35 · Refined starches and oils are used; ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but flavorings are not specified
Contains palm and vegetable oils
Contains modified starches and artificial flavor
Contains monosodium glutamate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−44 for soy protein concentrate, added phosphates, artificial flavours and 5 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
Cheese sauce (water, cheddar cheese, palm oil, modified corn starch, whey, modified tapioca starch, sodium phosphate, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, mono diglycerides, alginate) Natural and artificial flavor Condensed soup (water, mushrooms, vegetable oil, modified food starch, wheat flour, salt, monosodium glutamate, soy protein concentrate, dehydrated cream, soy lecithin, yeast extract, flavoring, dehydrated garlic) Tomatoes Sliced jalapenos Peppers Water Vinegar Salt Calcium chloride Glucono delta lactone
11 ingredients 3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives11 additives · 2 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.
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.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
Sodium stearoyl lactylate (E481)EmulsifierLimited risk
Dough conditioner; approved at permitted levels, with limited long-term human data.
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.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
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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