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Breakfast Quesadilla Sausage
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], Sausage Crumble: Pork, Seasoning (Salt, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Spices, Natural Flavors, Torula Yeast).
Rating: We Avoid
- 1 out of 5
Ingredient Score:
Awarded a 1/5 green leaf rating, the Taco Bell Breakfast Quesadilla Sausage is a product that raises significant concerns regarding its ingredient composition. This rating, the lowest on our scale, signals that the product falls short of the cleaner food options we advocate for due to various factors that detract from its overall quality.
The quesadilla is not organic, which stands as the initial drawback. Furthermore, its ingredients are not verified as non-GMO, which is another critical aspect of our evaluation criteria. The inclusion of added sugars, such as molasses and sugar, contributes negatively to the product’s score, while the presence of dextrose—a form of sugar deemed more harmful—further diminishes its standing.
The product also contains a range of additives that our assessment identifies as potentially harmful. These include natural flavors and flavorings, diglycerides, enriched wheat flour, xanthan gum, and sodium citrate. Of particular concern are maltodextrin and sodium metabisulfite, which are categorized as known harmful additives due to their associated health risks.
Another ingredient that affects the product’s rating is soybean oil, a type of oil considered harmful in our evaluations. The presence of this ingredient, particularly when not specified as non-GMO or organic, negatively impacts the product’s perceived quality.
The Taco Bell Breakfast Quesadilla Sausage, with its combination of non-organic ingredients, GMOs, added sugars, potentially harmful additives, known harmful additives, and harmful oils, clearly does not align with the standards of cleaner, healthier food options. The 1/5 green leaf rating reflects a product that consumers seeking healthier alternatives should avoid, as it does not meet the criteria for a cleaner, more wholesome food choice.
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