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Chile Con Queso Dip Mix

Contains sunflower oil

A dry dip mix made with cheddar cheese powder, peppers and other vegetables. It contains milk, sunflower oil and propylene glycol.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains dairy
$7.99 lowest price at Country Home Creations
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
15caloriesPer serving · 2 Tablespoons (23g)
Protein
<1g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
75mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: Natural cheddar cheese powder (cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, spice and coloring), sunflower oil, buttermilk powder, salt, disodium phosphate, propylene glycol, citric acid, lactic acid, spice and coloring), onion, tomato, bell peppers, garlic, spice
61 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%76
Processing · counts 20%45
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 20%50
Why it scores 61
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 76 · Sunflower oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Propylene glycol (additive, −4)
Processing 45 · Cheese powder, sunflower oil and phosphate make this a processed dry mix
Sourcing 50 · No specific origin or production practice is stated
Transparency 50 · Full list given, but spice and coloring are unspecified
Contains sunflower oil
Contains propylene glycol
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−14 for added phosphates, propylene glycol
ClearShelf standard−10 for sunflower 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
Natural cheddar cheese powder (cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, spice and coloring), sunflower oil, buttermilk powder, salt, disodium phosphate, propylene glycol, citric acid, lactic acid, spice and coloring) Onion Tomato Bell peppers Garlic Spice
6 ingredients 1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 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.
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.
Propylene glycol (E1520)CarrierLimited risk
Solvent for flavourings; considered safe in small amounts, with an acceptable daily intake set by EFSA.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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