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Is Lilly b's Organic Bean, Rice & Cheese Burritos ultra-processed?

48 oz Burritos Sold in the United States

Pack of Lilly b's Organic Bean, Rice & Cheese Burritos

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:

  • 49 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

Filling (Pinto Beans, water), pinto beans, onion, tomato paste (tomato), tomatoes, soybean oil, sea salt, cumin, cilantro, garlic, oregano, Long Grain Brown Rice (water, long grain brown rice), Cheddar Cheese (cultured milk, salt, annatto (color), enzymes (vegetable based)), Contains Less than 2% of (Green Chile Peppers), Cornstarch, Tortilla (Enriched Wheat Flour, wheat flour), niacin, reduced iron, ascorbic acid (vitamin C added as a dough conditioner), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid, Water, Soybean Oil, Wheat Flour, Sea Salt, Baking Powder (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch (made from non-genetically modified corn)), Cane Sugar, White Vinegar

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

As written on the pack

Filling: Seasoned Pinto Beans* (water, pinto beans*, onion*, tomato paste* [tomato*], tomatoes*, soybean oil*, sea salt, cumin*, cilantro*, garlic*, oregano*), Long Grain Brown Rice* (water, long grain brown rice*), Cheddar Cheese* (pasteurized cultured milk*, salt, annatto* [color], enzymes [vegetable based]), Contains Less than 2% of: Green Chile Peppers*, Cornstarch., Tortilla: Enriched Wheat Flour (wheat flour*, niacin, reduced iron, ascorbic acid [vitamin C added as a dough conditioner], thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid), Water, Organic Soybean Oil*, Cultured Wheat Flour*, Sea Salt, Baking Powder (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch [made from non-genetically modified corn]), Cane Sugar*, White Vinegar*., *-Organic Contains: Wheat, Milk

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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • 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 10th. 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 0814204020111, last edited 13 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.