Is El Monterey® Extra Crunchy Beef & Cheese Mini Tacos 19.4 oz. Box Nightshade Free?

No. This product is not nightshades free as it lists 3 ingredients that contain nightshades and 1 ingredient contain nightshades depending on the source.

Why it's not nightshade free

  • crushed red pepper
  • chili pepper
  • paprika
  • modified food starch

crushed red pepper

Dietitian note

Most peppers, including jalapenos and chilis, are nightshades. However, black and white pepper are derived from peppercorns and thus are not nightshades.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR - ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GROUND BEEF, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, CANOLA AND/OR CORN OIL), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRODUCT - PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRODUCT (WATER, PALM OIL, NATURAL CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], RENNET CASEIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SALT, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO COLOR), STONEGROUND CORN MASA FLOUR - STONEGROUND CORN MASA TREATED WITH LIME, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS - TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR), SALT, ISOLATED PEA PRODUCT, WHEAT GLUTEN, ONION, CHILI PEPPER, CHEDDAR CHEESE FLAVOR (CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYME], SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, ANNATTO), PAPRIKA, GRANULATED GARLIC, CRUSHED RED PEPPER, TURMERIC, GUAR GUM.

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Where to buy

El Monterey® Extra Crunchy Beef & Cheese Mini Tacos 19.4 oz. Box is available at 2 retailers

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About this product

Frozen Meal · Frozen

Flavor
SavoryMeaty
Texture
Crunchy
Commonly used for
Meal PrepSnackingLunchOn The Go