Is Chi-Chi's Salsa Con Queso Keto?
Chi-Chi's Salsa Con Queso is not keto-friendly because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like maltodextrin, soybean oil, and modified starch.
High in Net Carbs
Chi-Chi's Salsa Con Queso should be avoided on keto because it is high in net carbs (8.82g of net carbs per 100g serving).
It is important to limit your net carb consumption to 20g - 30g per day to stay in ketosis. You can calculate your ideal daily net carb allowance by using this keto macros calculator.
As an alternative, you may look for other cheese dips that are low in net carbs.
Contains Maltodextrin
Maltodextrin is a high-glycemic sweetener that can raise your blood sugar level and prevent you from reaching ketosis.
As an alternative, you may look for other cheese dips that use keto-friendly sweeteners like stevia, monk fruit, or erythritol.
You can check out our full list of best and worst sweeteners for keto here.
Contains Soybean Oil
Soybean Oil is a highly refined oil that is prone to oxidation and may cause inflammation in the body.
Highly refined oils are usually extracted using high heat and chemicals. This process strips out the nutrients from the oil and replaces them with harmful chemicals.
It is important to get your fats from healthy sources so your body can burn clean fuel while on ketosis. You may check out our list of best and worst oils for keto here.
Contains Harmful Food Additives
Chi-Chi's Salsa Con Queso contains modified starch, sodium benzoate, and yellow #5 which are included in our list of food additives to avoid for keto.
Food additives are potentially harmful to health and should be avoided as much as possible.
Most of your diet should come from minimally processed foods to achieve a healthy weight loss on keto.
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Ingredients
Water, Pepper Jack Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Red And Green Jalapeño Peppers, Salt, Enzymes), Maltodextrin, Soybean Oil, Modified Food Starch, Jalapeño Peppers, Red Bell Peppers, Contains 2% Or Less Of Whey Protein Concentrate, Salt, Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Calcium Chloride [Firming], Citric Acid [To Acidify]), Green Chile Peppers, Natural Cheese Flavor (Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Salt, Disodium Phosphate), Jalapeño Peppers (Jalapeño Peppers, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Less Than 1% Sodium Benzoate [Preservative] And Calcium Chloride [Firming]), Disodium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Alginate, Datem, Sodium Citrate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Monosodium Glutamate, Lactic Acid (Acidulant), Distilled Vinegar, Yellow #6, Yellow #5.