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Flavor:
Sausage Burrito
Ingredients:
Scrambled Egg Sausage And Vegetable Mix Ingredients: Whole Eggs, Pork, Tomatoes, Skim Milk, Soybean Oil, Green Chilies, Onions, Modified Corn Starch, Spices, Salt, Water, Dextrose, Natural Flavors, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sugar, Rosemary Extract, Calcium Chloride, Citric Acid. Flour Tortilla Ingredients: Enriched Flour (bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Shortening (intereserified Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil), Contains 2% Or Less: Sugar, Leavening (Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Mono–diglycerides, Vital Wheat Gluten, Dough Conditioner (Sodium Metabisulfite, Corn Starch, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate). Pasteurized Process American Cheese Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Water, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Citric Acid, Enzymes, Soy Lecithin, Color Added.
Rating: We Avoid
- 1 out of 5
Ingredient Score:
Rated at 1/5 green leaves, the McDonald’s Menu Sausage Burrito is a product with multiple concerns regarding its ingredients, earning the lowest score on our scale for cleaner food options. The burrito is not organic, incorporates non-GMO ingredients, and contains added sugars such as sugar and citric acid. It also includes dextrose, a form of sugar that carries a higher health risk. The presence of potentially harmful additives like natural flavors, diglycerides, enriched flour, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, sodium citrate, and aluminum sulfate further reduces its rating. Moreover, sodium metabisulfite, a known harmful additive, is a part of its composition. The product also uses soybean oil, which is considered a harmful oil in our assessment.
The burrito starts with a scrambled egg, sausage, and vegetable mix that includes whole eggs, pork, and a variety of vegetables. However, the benefits of these ingredients are overshadowed by the inclusion of modified corn starch, spices, and other components that detract from its overall healthfulness. The flour tortilla, made with enriched flour and a mix of soybean and cottonseed oils, contains additional elements like mono-diglycerides and dough conditioners that contribute to the low score. The pasteurized process American cheese in the burrito adds milk and cream, but also contains additives such as sodium citrate, soy lecithin, and artificial color.
The combination of non-organic, genetically modified ingredients with multiple added sugars and harmful additives means that the McDonald’s Sausage Burrito falls short of providing a clean eating option. Consumers looking for healthier food choices should be aware of these factors and consider alternatives that offer a more nutritious profile and fewer questionable ingredients. The product’s score reflects a comprehensive evaluation of its contents, leading to the recommendation to avoid this item in pursuit of a cleaner diet.
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