Burritos
Mariachi Market Beef & Bean Burritos
32 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 37
Mariachi Market Beef & Bean Burritos scores 37 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 7.5 points Sodium metabisulfite: Sulfites must be declared above 10 mg/kg in the EU and UK and at 10 ppm or more in the US because some people, especially people with asthma, react to them. Regulatory
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Beef & Bean Burritos
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Sodium metabisulfite minus 7.5 points
- Soy protein isolate / concentrate minus 2.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Corn oil minus 0.5 points
- Sodium aluminum sulfate minus 0.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 0.5 points
- Guar gum minus 0.5 points
- Microcrystalline cellulose minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 4.4 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 292 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Protein 8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 63.5 = 36.5 → 37
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 292 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 14.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 4.4 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 31.9 g |
| Sugars | 1.8 g |
| Added sugars | 0.9 g |
| Fiber | 1.8 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 1 burrito (113 g)
Ingredients
- filling: water
- beef
- pinto beans
- tomato paste
- čereal (degermed yellow corn flour, bleached wheat flour enriched, oat flours) (not recognized)
- textured soy flour
- dehydrated oniôn
- spices
- alt (not recognized)
- soy sauce (water, soybeans, vheat, salt)
- garlic powder
- chili pepper
- jalapeño puree (jalapeño peppers, water, citric acid)
- paprika
- tortilla: enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- water
- vegetable oil (soybean, canóla, corn oil)
- sugar (high concern)
- baking powder (sodium bicařbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium phosphate)
- salt
- guar gum
- dough conditioner (sodium metabisulfite, corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose, dicalcium phosphate)
Label text, as published
filling: water, beef, pinto beans, tomato paste, čereal (degermed yellow corn flour, bleached wheat flour enriched [niacin, reduced iron, thiamine, mononitrate riboflavin, folic acid} rice, oat flours), textured soy flour, dehydrated oniôn, spices, alt, soy sauce (water, soybeans, vheat, salt), garlic powder, chili pepper, jalapeño puree (jalapeño peppers, water, citric acid), paprika, tortilla: enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable oil (soybean, canóla and/or corn oil), sugar, baking powder (sodium bicařbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium phosphate), salt, guar gum, dough conditioner (sodium metabisulfite, corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose, dicalcium phosphate), contains: wheat, soy,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Sulphites
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers
“ANNEX II SUBSTANCES OR PRODUCTS CAUSING ALLERGIES OR INTOLERANCES 1. Cereals containing gluten, namely: wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut or their hybridised strains”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“1. Cereals containing gluten, namely: wheat (such as spelt and khorasan wheat), rye, barley, oats or their hybridised strains, and products thereof”
legislation.gov.uk
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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“In addition, EFSA considers that the revised TWI is generally exceeded for high consumers, especially children, in a significant part of the Union.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org