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Frozen Foods · 0017696000160

Beef & cheese taquitos

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • 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. 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 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.
  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

  • Flour51.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.8%No flag
  • Iron6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Water24.2%No flag›
  • Cooked beef meat12.1%No flag
  • Beef6.1%No flag›
  • Beef broth3%No flag
  • Salt3%No flag›
  • Soya oil6.1%No flag›
  • Colby cheese3%No flag
  • Soured milk1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.5%No flag›
  • Colour0.5%No flag
  • Tomatoes1.5%No flag›
  • Tomatoes0.8%No flag›
  • Tomato juice0.4%No flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E5090.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Red bell peppers0.8%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of green bell peppers0.4%No flag
  • Onions0.2%No flag›
  • Modified potato starch<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Beef base<0.1%No flag
  • BeefNo flag›
  • Beef brothNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Hydrolysed soy proteinNo flag
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Dehydrated onionNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Chicken fatNo flag›
  • White corn flourNo flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Bicarbonate sodaNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Modified tapioca starchNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Modified celluloseNo flag›
  • Beef gelatinNo flag›
  • CoatingNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Disodium inosinate · E631No flag
  • GuanylateNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Chili pasteNo flag
  • Chili peppersNo flag›
  • Dehydrated onionNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Beef extractNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Barley malt flourNo flag›
  • Dextrin · E1400No flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Flour treatment agentNo flag
  • Sodium metabisulfite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Microcrystalline cellulose · E460iNo flag
  • E341iiNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • 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.

Show original label text

Enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cooked beef (beef, beef broth, salt), soybean oil, colby cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, artificial color), tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid), red bell peppers, contains less than 2% of green bell peppers, onions, modified potato starch, salt, modified food starch, beef base (roasted beef and concentrated beef stock, salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, corn syrup solids, flavoring [dried onion and garlic], dried whey, caramel color, chicken fat), white corn flour, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, bicarbonate soda, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), whey (milk), wheat flour, modified tapioca starch, sugar, spices, modified cellulose, beef gelatin, seasoning (spices, salt, garlic powder, soybean oil, sugar), disodium inosinate and guanylate, garlic, chili paste (chili peppers, dried onion and garlic, yeast extract, salt, spices, beef extract, citric acid), spice extractives, soy flour, malted barley flour, dextrin, corn starch, dough conditioner (sodium metabisulfite, corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose, dicalcium phosphate).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • 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

What drives this

6 low · 13 not assessed

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