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Is Lilly B's Organic Bean, Rice & Cheese Burrito ultra-processed?

Burritos Sold in the United States

Pack of Lilly B's Organic Bean, Rice & Cheese 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:

  • 48 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed burritos

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

flour tortilla (wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, ascorbic acid (vitamin c, dough conditioner), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid), water, soybean oil, sea salt, baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch (made from non-genetically modified corn)), cane sugar), pinto beans (water, pinto beans, onion, tomato paste (tomatoes), tomatoes, soybean oil, sea salt, cumin, cilantro, garlic, oregano), brown rice (water, brown rice), cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, annatto (color), enzymes), green chile pepper, corn starch, starch solution (water, corn starch)

Additives: E160b Annatto , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Organic flour tortilla (organic wheat flour [certified organic wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, ascorbic acid {vitamin c} {dough conditioner}, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid], water, organic soybean oil, sea salt, baking powder [monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch {made from non-genetically modified corn}], organic cane sugar), seasoned organic pinto beans (water, organic pinto beans, organic onion, organic tomato paste (organic tomatoes), organic tomatoes, organic expeller pressed soybean oil, sea salt, organic cumin, organic cilantro, organic garlic, organic oregano), organic brown rice (water, organic brown rice), organic cheddar cheese [organic pasteurized cultured milk, salt, organic annatto {color}, enzymes], organic green chile pepper, organic corn starch, organic starch solution (water, organic corn starch).

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.

  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
7 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.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 burritos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 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 0814204020180, last edited 7 July 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.