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AholdMexican Dinner Mixes · 0688267148361

Flour Tortilla

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  4. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Flour53.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour27%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37513.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.8%No flag›
  • Water23.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat11.7%No flag
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil5.9%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil2.9%No flag›
  • With polyglycerol esters of fatty acids and monoglycerides2.9%No flag
  • Vegetable oil5.9%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.9%No flag›
  • Canola oil2.9%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following2.9%No flag
  • Baking powder1.5%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i1.5%No flag
  • E500ii1.5%No flag
  • Corn starch0.7%No flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i0.4%No flag
  • Conditioner0.2%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium propionate · E282<0.1%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Fumaric acid · E297<0.1%No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Flour treatment agent<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium metabisulfite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Microcrystalline cellulose · E460iNo flag
  • E341ii<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour), water, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean oil and cottonseed oil, with polyglycerol esters of fatty acids and monoglycerides) vegetable oil (soybean oil and/or canola oil), contains 2% or less of the following: baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), conditioner (mono - and diglycerides, corn starch, wheat flour, soybean oil, silicon dioxide, enzyme, salt), salt, calcium propionate (preservative), fumaric acid, sugar, sodium bicarbonate, sorbic acid (preservative), dough conditioner (sodium metabisulfite, microcrystalline cellulose, dicalcium phosphate).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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4 low · 1 not assessed

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