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Costillas BBQ
MercadonaMeats And Their Products · 232105920000100650006503

Costillas BBQ

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Lupin
  • Mustard
  • Peanut

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Jun 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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

  • Pork chops80%No flag
  • Costilla de cerdo agua80%No flag
  • Barbecue seasoning10.4%No flag
  • Sugar5.2%No flag›
  • Jarabe de glucosay fructosa2.6%No flag
  • Fructose1.3%No flag›
  • Molasses1.3%No flag›
  • Water2.6%No flag›
  • Orange juice1.3%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.6%No flag›
  • Modified starch0.3%No flag›
  • Humectant0.2%No flag
  • E4200.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt extract<0.1%No flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Contienen mostaza<0.1%No flag
  • Acidity regulator<0.1%No flag
  • E330<0.1%No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • E150C · E150aModerate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • E202No flag
  • E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • FlavouringNo flag
  • ThickenerNo flag
  • E415No flag
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Honey4.8%No flag›
  • Marinada2.4%No flag
  • Salt1.2%No flag›
  • Sugar0.6%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.3%No flag›
  • Almidón jarabe de glucosa0.2%No flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Smoke flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Salsa worcester1.2%No flag
  • Water0.6%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Tamarind<0.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt extract<0.1%No flag
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juiceNo flag
  • Starch0.6%No flag›
  • Barbecue seasoning0.3%No flag
  • Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Jarabe de glucosay fructosa0.1%No flag
  • Fructose0.1%No flag›
  • Molasses<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Orange juice<0.1%No flag›
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • Modified starchNo flag›
  • HumectantNo flag
  • E420No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Barley malt extractNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Contienen mostazaNo flag
  • Acidity regulatorNo flag
  • E330No flag
  • COLORANTE e1500No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • E202No flag
  • E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • FlavouringNo flag
  • ThickenerNo flag
  • E415No flag
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Incluida lactosaNo flag
  • Lupin beanNo flag
  • PeanutNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

COSTILLAS DE CERDO MARINADAS 80%: COSTILLA DE CERDO AGUA, SALSA BARBACOA (AZÚCARES (JARABE DE GLUCOSAY FRUCTOSA, FRUCTOSA, MELAZA), AGUA, ZUMO DE NARANJA, VINAGRE, ALMIDÓN MODIFICADO, HUMECTANTE: E420; SAL, EXTRACTO DE MALTA DE CEBADA(GLUTEN), ESPECIAS (CONTIENEN MOSTAZA), CORRECTOR DE ACIDEZ: E330; COLORANTE: E150C; CONSERVADORES: E202, E211, AROMA, ESPESANTE: E415; AROMA DE HUMO), MIEL, MARINADA (SAL, AZÚCAR, DEXTROSA, ALMIDÓN JARABE DE GLUCOSA, ESPECIAS, EXTRACTO DE LEVADURA, ZUMO DE LIMON EN POLVO, AROMA DE HUMO), SALSA WORCESTER (AGUA, VINAGRE, SAL, CONCENTRADO DE TAMARINDO, EXTRACTO DE MALTA DE CEBADA, CEBOLLA EN POLVO, AJO EN POLVO, ESPECIAS, ZUMO DE LIMON CONCENTRADO), ALMIDÓN. SALSA BARBACOA: AZUCARES (JARABE DE GLUCOSAY FRUCTOSA, FRUCTOSA, MELAZA), AGUA, ZUMO DE NARANJA, VINAGRE, ALMIDÓN MODIFICADO, HUMECTANTE: E420: SAL, EXTRACTO DE MALTA DE CEBADA, ESPECIAS (CONTIENEN MOSTAZA), CORRECTOR DE ACIDEZ: E330; COLORANTE E1500; CONSERVADORES E202, E211; AROMA, ESPESANTE: E415, AROMA DE HUMO. PUEDE CONTENER: GLUTEN, HUEVO, SÉSAMO, SOJA FRUTOS DE CASCARA, SULFITOS, APIO, CRUSTÁCEOS MOLUSCOS, PESCADO, LECHE Y SUS DERIVADOS (INCLUIDA LACTOSA), ALTRAMUCES Y CACAHUETES

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Lupin, Mustard, Peanut.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Jun 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 moderate · 1 low · 7 not assessed

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