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Breakfast Quesadilla Bacon
Ingredients:
Flour Tortilla: Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Water, Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil), Contains 2% Or Less Of Salt, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Yeast [yeast, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid]), Sugar, Dough Conditioners (Mono– And Diglycerides, Fumaric Acid, Sorbic Acid, Enzymes, Wheat Starch, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Cellulose, Corn Starch, Dicalcium Phosphate, With Tocopherols, Ascorbic Acid And Citric Acid [added As Antioxidants]), Calcium Propionate (P), Molasses. Contains: Wheat. [certified Vegan], Three Cheese Blend: Low-moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack And American Cheese With Peppers (Cultured Milk, Cultured Part-skim Milk, Water, Cream, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Jalapeno Peppers, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Sorbic Acid [p], Color Added, Annatto And Paprika Extract Blend [vc], Enzymes), Anticaking Agents (Potato Starch, Cornstarch, Powdered Cellulose). Contains: Milk [certified Vegetarian], Eggs: Cage-free Whole Eggs, Soybean Oil, Salt, Citric Acid, Pepper, Flavor (Sunflower Oil, Flavors), Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum. Contains: Egg [certified Vegetarian], Bacon: Bacon Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Flavor (Including Smoke Flavor), Sodum Nitrite (P).
Rating: We Avoid
- 1 out of 5
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Rating:
The Taco Bell Breakfast Quesadilla Bacon receives a green leaf rating of 1/5, signaling that it ranks low on our scale for clean food options. The quesadilla is not organic and includes genetically modified ingredients, detracting from its potential healthfulness. It also contains added sugars such as molasses and sugar, as well as citric acid, which is often used as a preservative and may be derived from sugar.
A number of additives present in the quesadilla raise concerns. Ingredients such as flavorings and diglycerides are considered potentially harmful, and the product includes enriched wheat flour, xanthan gum, and sodium citrate, which are processed additives. More alarming is the presence of sodium metabisulfite, a preservative known for its potential to cause allergic reactions and other health issues.
The inclusion of soybean oil, particularly when hydrogenated or interesterified, is another negative aspect of this product. These types of oils are often highly processed and may contribute to inflammation and other health problems.
The Taco Bell Breakfast Quesadilla Bacon is composed of a flour tortilla, a three-cheese blend, eggs, and bacon. The tortilla contains a mix of bleached and enriched wheat flour, which has gone through a refining process that strips away some of the natural nutrients found in whole grains. The three-cheese blend includes low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, cheddar, processed Monterey Jack and American cheese with peppers, along with anticaking agents. The eggs used are cage-free but are mixed with soybean oil and additives for flavor and stability. Lastly, the bacon is cured with a variety of additives, including sodium phosphates and sodium nitrite.
This product’s composition and the presence of various additives, non-organic ingredients, and GMOs contribute to its minimal green leaf rating. It stands as an example of the types of food products that consumers looking for cleaner, healthier options may choose to avoid.
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