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Queso Blanco 16oz

Contains seed oils

A cheese-based queso with mushrooms, tomatoes, green chiles and jalapenos. It contains seed oils, modified starch, gums and flavorings.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesVegetarianKetoContains dairyContains soyContains wheatContains corn
$10.99 16 oz · lowest price at TexasBestShop
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
20caloriesPer serving · (28g) 2 Tbsp
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
230mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: Cheese sauce (water, nonfat milk, cheddar cheese, cultured milk, salt, enzymes, butter, oil, modified food starch), natural flavors, lactic acid, cellulose gum, date, mono and diglycerides, carrageenan, citric acid, beta carotene, water, mushrooms, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, canola and/or soybean), modified food starch, wheat flour, salt, monosodium glutamate, soy protein concentrate, dehydrated cream (cream, milk, soy lecithin), yeast extract, flavoring, dehydrated garlic, tomatoes with juice, water, chopped green chili peppers, calcium chloride, spice, natural flavor, sliced jalapenos, peppers, water, vinegar, glucono delta lactone
52 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 25%36
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 75 · Typical for ready meals and sauces; no added sugar per (28g) 2 Tbsp
Ingredients 36 · Vegetable oil, 18th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Carboxymethylcellulose (cellulose gum) (additive, −10); Carrageenan (additive, −10); 7 more
Processing 30 · Formulated cheese dip with modified starch, gums, flavorings and other additives
Sourcing 50 · No origin or production practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Ingredient list is detailed but includes unnamed flavors and spice
Contains seed oils
Contains monosodium glutamate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−54 for soy protein concentrate, carboxymethylcellulose, carrageenan and 6 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, nonfat milk, cheddar cheese, cultured milk, salt, enzymes, butter, oil, modified food starch) Natural flavors Lactic acid Cellulose gum Date Mono and diglycerides Carrageenan Citric acid Beta carotene Water Mushrooms Vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, canola and/or soybean) Modified food starch Wheat flour Salt Monosodium glutamate Soy protein concentrate Dehydrated cream (cream, milk, soy lecithin) Yeast extract Flavoring Dehydrated garlic Tomatoes with juice Water Chopped green chili peppers Calcium chloride Spice Natural flavor Sliced jalapenos Peppers Water Vinegar Glucono delta lactone
32 ingredients 7 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives11 additives · 2 moderate risk
Carboxymethylcellulose (cellulose gum) (E466)ThickenerModerate risk
Changed gut bacteria in mice and, in a small 2022 human study, altered the gut microbiome.
Carrageenan (E407)ThickenerModerate risk
Caused gut inflammation in some animal and cell studies; EFSA (2018) kept it approved but asked for more data.
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.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
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.
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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