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Amy's Black Bean &Cheese Burrito
Frozen Foods
📊 NOVA 4🌿 Organic

Amy's Black Bean &Cheese Burrito

Amy's Kitchen
6 oz
Available at Foodtown
330
Calories
12g
Protein
2g
Sugars
690mg
Sodium
4g
Fiber
65
Ingredients

What You Should Know

This Amy's Black Bean & Cheese Burrito lives in the frozen meals aisle — usually on the organic/vegetarian shelf alongside other Amy's entrées, frozen burritos, and meatless convenience foods. You’ll spot it near plant-forward frozen bowls, vegetarian pizzas, and single-serve microwaveable dinners. It fits impulse buys for busy weeknights, packed-lunch rescues during back-to-school season, and quick movie-night or midshift worker meals. Amy's positions itself as an organic, family-friendly brand that leans on homemade comfort with a conscience: organic ingredients, vegetarian recipes, and clear non-industrial imagery aimed at health-minded parents, millennials seeking convenience without junk, and shoppers who prefer recognizable labels over mainstream frozen fare. The box wears an obvious “organic” badge and an uncluttered ingredient list, creating a health-halo effect; marketing emphasizes organic certification and simple, real-food names rather than kid-targeted cartoons. In plain terms this is a ready-to-heat frozen burrito made in a commercial kitchen — processed for convenience but built from mostly familiar, organic ingredients. Sensory notes: when heated it gives a soft, pliable tortilla enveloping creamy, slightly mashed black beans, melty Monterey Jack, and tender rice with tomato and pepper pockets; the aroma is warm tomato and mild chili, texture a pleasing mix of smooth bean paste, oozing cheese, and toothsome rice. Packaging is a printed cardboard sleeve with an individually wrapped burrito inside, with microwave and oven instructions — a small ritual of unwrapping, heating, and often adding salsa, hot sauce, or a fried egg to elevate it. Nutritious-seeming on the label but noticeably sodium-forward, it reads like convenience with organics.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 package
Servings per Container: 1
Calories330
% Daily Value*
Total Fat10g13%
Saturated Fat3g15%
Cholesterol10mg3%
Sodium690mg30%
Total Carbohydrate47g17%
Dietary Fiber4g14%
Total Sugars2g
Protein12g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Organic, Unbleached, Wheat, Flour,, Organic, Black, Beans,, Filtered, Water,, Organic, Rice,, Organic, Monterey, Jack, Cheese, (Organic, Pasteurized, Milk,, Culture,, Salt,, Enzymes, [Without, Animal, Enzymes, or, Rennet]),, Organic, Diced, Tomatoes,, Organic, Onions,, Organic, Bell, Peppers,, Organic, High, Oleic, Safflower, and/or, Sunflower, Oil,, Organic, Tomato, Purée,, Sea, Salt,, Organic, Cornstarch,, Organic, Tapioca, Starch,, Organic, Spices,, Organic, Sweet, Rice, Flour,, Organic, Garlic,, Organic, Green, Chiles,, Organic, Jalapeno, Peppers..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • high oleic safflower oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • sunflower oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

This is a ready-to-heat frozen prepared meal with multiple industrial processing steps and formulation for convenience, so it fits NOVA group 4 (ultra-processed). Although ingredients are mostly recognizable and organic, the product is an industrially produced convenience food.

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Common Questions about Amy's Black Bean &Cheese Burrito

The Black Bean & Cheese Burrito can be a nutritious choice, especially if you're looking for a quick meal that's organic and packed with protein. With 12 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber, it offers a decent balance of nutrients. Just remember, 'healthy' can vary based on your dietary needs and lifestyle, so consider how it fits into your overall eating habits.

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
meal-prep-sunday

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