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El Monterey

Steak & Cheese Taquitos

CModerate GoutMarket grade · Moderate · #16 of 27 frozen burritos and taquitos we grade

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Purine and sugar, by the numbers

Serving3 Taquitos (85 g)
Purine per servingabout 25 mg, at most 72 mg (18% of the 400 mg daily guide)
Purine per 100 gat most 84 mg
Purine before GoutSafe's weightingat most 84 mg per serving
Main purine sourcebeef roast
Fructose per serving0.5 g
Added sugar per servingnot on the label
Total sugar per serving1 g

Where the purine comes from

IngredientMatched GoutSafe foodPurine in that food, per 100 gShare of the productPurine at that share, per servingCounted in the worst case
cooked beef steak beef roast (C) 125 mg up to 25% 27 mg 27 mg
yeast dried yeast (D) 847 mg up to 2% 14 mg 14 mg
cooked seasoned beef crumbles beef roast (C) 125 mg up to 13% 13 mg 13 mg
yeast extracts dried yeast (D) 847 mg up to 0.5% 4 mg 4 mg
yeast extract dried yeast (D) 847 mg up to 0.5% 4 mg 4 mg
autolyzed yeast extract dried yeast (D) 847 mg up to 0.5% 4 mg 4 mg
soybean dried soybeans (A) 33 mg up to 33% 9 mg 3 mg
enriched wheat flour bread flour (A) 26 mg up to 100% 22 mg 1 mg
soy protein concentrate and/or soy flour soy protein concentrate (A) 192 mg up to 2% 3 mg under 1 mg
with beef broth chicken bone broth (B) 30 mg up to 2% under 1 mg under 1 mg
beef extract beef roast (C) 125 mg up to 0.3% under 1 mg under 1 mg
rendered beef fat beef roast (C) 125 mg up to 0.3% under 1 mg under 1 mg
beef extract beef roast (C) 125 mg up to 0.3% under 1 mg under 1 mg
beef stock chicken bone broth (B) 30 mg up to 0.7% under 1 mg under 1 mg
cheddar cheese cheddar cheese (A) 7 mg up to 20% 1 mg under 1 mg
pasteurized process cheddar cheese blend cheddar cheese (A) 7 mg up to 17% under 1 mg under 1 mg
beans canned pinto beans (A) 25 mg up to 2% under 1 mg under 1 mg
tomato paste tomatoes (A) 7 mg up to 2% under 1 mg under 1 mg
tomato paste tomatoes (A) 7 mg up to 0.5% under 1 mg under 1 mg
dried red chili peppers green pepper (A) 2 mg up to 0.4% under 1 mg under 1 mg
chili peppers green pepper (A) 2 mg up to 2% under 1 mg under 1 mg
green & red bell pepper red and green bell peppers (A) 1 mg up to 2% under 1 mg under 1 mg
cheddar cheese cheddar cheese (A) 7 mg up to 1% under 1 mg under 1 mg
wheat gluten bread flour (A) 26 mg up to 1% under 1 mg under 1 mg

Purine values come from each matched food's page on GoutSafe. Shares come from label order: US labels list ingredients by weight, so the second ingredient is at most half the product, and anything after "2% or less" is at most 2%. The worst case fills the most purine-dense ingredients to their full share first, until the shares reach the whole product, then applies GoutSafe's weighting by source, which counts plant purines at 0.3, dairy at 0 and organ meat at 1.3 because they raise uric acid by different amounts. The grade uses that worst case. How we rate.

Why it's rated C

  • Open Food Facts classes it as ultra-processed (NOVA 4), and GoutSafe's rule keeps ultra-processed foods at Moderate (C) or below. Source on GoutSafe.
  • About 25 mg of purine per serving, and at most 72 mg (18% of the 400 mg daily guide), mostly from beef roast. Source on GoutSafe.
  • The panel lists 1 g of total sugars per serving and no added-sugar line.
  • Yeast extract is one of the most purine-dense ingredients there is, at 847 mg per 100 g dried. Source on GoutSafe.

Estimated from the ingredient label. Labels list ingredients by weight but rarely give amounts, so we grade on the most purine the label allows, which can read stricter than the real recipe and never safer. Sugar comes from the Nutrition Facts panel. How we rate.

What's on the label

Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, CANOLA AND/OR CORN OIL), COOKED BEEF STEAK (WITH BROTH, SALT), CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE BLEND (WATER, PALM OIL, NATURAL CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], RENNER CASEIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SALT, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO COLOR), ONION, COOKED SEASONED BEEF CRUMBLES (WITH SALT, SPICE EXTRACTIVE), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS BEANS, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE AND/OR SOY FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CHIPOTLE PUREE (WATER, VINEGAR, CHIPOTLE JALAPEOS, TOMATO PASTE, DRIED RED CHILI PEPPERS, FLAVOR, SALT, SPICES), CHILI PASTE (CHILI PEPPERS, SALT, DRIED ONION, YEAST EXTRACTS, SPICES INCLUDING PAPRIKA, CITRIC ACID, DRIED GARLIC, BEEF EXTRACT, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVORS), GREEN & RED BELL PEPPER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, CHEDDAR FLAVOR (CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, ANNATTO [COLOR]), BEEF FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN [FROM CORN], SALT, BEEF STOCK, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS, BEEF EXTRACT, RENDERED BEEF FAT), GARLIC (WITH CITRIC ACID), FLAVOR, SPICES, GRILLED TYPE BEEF FLAVOR (WITH BEEF BROTH, SALT, SMOKE FLAVOR, GRILL FLAVOR FROM VEGETABLE OIL), SUGAR, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, SUGAR, GUAR GUM, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH)

Serving: 3 Taquitos (85 g). Label from USDA FoodData Central (record 2616305), dated 2023-08-31. UPC 071007405204. This label is over a year old and the recipe may have changed. Check the package.

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