Amy's Black Bean Burrito — MUNCH
Munch or Dump rates Amy's Black Bean Burrito by Amy's MUNCH — score 88/90.
A genuinely clean frozen meal: organic beans, vegetables, and whole grains with zero artificial additives, emulsifiers, or added sugar.
Why this verdict
- Mostly organic whole vegetables and beans, not lab-built filler
- No artificial colors, flavors, or flavor enhancers
- No added sugar, emulsifiers, or maltodextrin
- Beans deliver real plant protein and fiber
- Oils are expeller-pressed high-oleic, not refined seed-oil blends
Ingredients (19)
- Organic wheat / whole wheat flour (moderate) — Tortilla base; partly whole wheat but largely refined, the least nutritious part of the burrito.
- Filtered Water (safe) — Base liquid, no concern.
- Organic black and kidney beans (safe) — Legumes packed with fiber, plant protein, and minerals.
- organic onions (safe) — Whole aromatic vegetable.
- ORGANIC POTATOES (safe) — Whole starchy vegetable; potassium and fiber.
- organic broccoli (safe) — Whole cruciferous vegetable; fiber, vitamin C, and sulforaphane.
- Organic corn (safe) — Whole vegetable; adds natural sweetness and carbohydrate.
- organic bell peppers (safe) — Whole vegetable, adds body and sweetness naturally.
- expeller pressed high oleic safflower oil (safe) — Mechanically pressed high-oleic oil, mostly stable monounsaturated fat with no chemical solvents.
- expeller pressed high oleic sunflower oil (safe) — Same profile as the safflower oil; clean pressed fat.
- organic tomato puree (safe) — Cooked tomatoes and paste, the nutritious base of the sauce, rich in lycopene.
- organic sweet rice flour (safe) — Simple whole-grain rice flour used as a binder/thickener.
- Spices (safe) — Real seasoning — the flavor comes from spices, not additive flavor systems.
- Sea Salt (moderate) — Sodium source; no nutritional edge over regular salt.
- organic garlic (safe) — Whole aromatic.
- Cilantro (safe) — Fresh herb, no concern.
- organic tapioca starch (moderate) — Refined starch fraction for crunch; empty carbohydrate.
- Organic green chiles (safe) — Whole pepper for flavor and heat.
- Organic Jalapeno Peppers (safe) — Whole pepper for heat, no additives.