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Is Don Miguel Burrito ultra-processed?

42 oz Burritos Sold in the United States

Pack of Don Miguel Burrito

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 66 ingredients
  • 13 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

cage-free eggs, whole eggs, citric acid, cooked sausage crumbles, pork, water, spices, salt, sugar, natural flavors, cheddar cheese, milk, cheese culture, salt, microbial enzymes, annatto, beta carotene, potato starch, corn starch, cellulose, natamycin, monterey jack cheese, milk, cheese culture, salt, microbial enzymes, potato starch, corn starch, cellulose, natamycin, potatoes, green chiles, stabilizer blend, modified food starch, salt, maltodextrin, spice extract, black pepper extract, citric acid, xanthan gum, guar gum, dry whole milk, maltodextrin, peppers, water, soybean oil, vinegar, stabilizing salt, tripotassium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, sodium polyphosphate, salt, onions, red bell, tortilla, wheat flour, enriched, water, soybean oil, salt, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, vital wheat gluten, guar gum

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E160b Annatto , E235 Natamycin , E330 Citric acid , E340 Potassium phosphates , E340ii Dipotassium phosphate , E340iii Tripotassium phosphate , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate , E460 Cellulose

As written on the pack

CAGE-FREE EGGS, WHOLE EGGS, CITRIC ACID, COOKED SAUSAGE CRUMBLES, PORK, WATER, SPICES, SALT, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, CHEDDAR CHEESE, PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO OR BETA CAROTENE, POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH, CELLULOSE, NATAMYCIN, MONTEREY JACK CHEESE, PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH, CELLULOSE, NATAMYCIN, POTATOES, GREEN CHILES, STABILIZER BLEND, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, SPICE EXTRACT, BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, DRY WHOLE MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, PEPPERS, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, VINEGAR, STABILIZING SALT, TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE, SALT, ONIONS, RED BELL, TORTILLA, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, GUAR GUM.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
8 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 burritos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 75% of the burritos here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 20 burritos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0027086798058, last edited 23 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.