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Frozen Foods · 0078004161416

Beef enchiladas

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Red chili puree53.6%No flag
  • Water28.6%No flag›
  • Red chile pods25%No flag
  • Corn tortilla23.2%No flag
  • Corn11.6%No flag›
  • Water5.8%No flag›
  • Lime5.8%No flag›
  • Beef11.6%No flag›
  • Water5.8%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese2.9%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk1.5%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Annatto color0.2%No flag›
  • Onion1.5%No flag›
  • Flour0.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch modified0.4%No flag›
  • Beef base0.2%No flag
  • Beef<0.1%No flag›
  • Beef<0.1%No flag›
  • Beef broth<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Beef broth<0.1%No flag
  • Beef broth<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed soy protein<0.1%No flag
  • Beef fatNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Autolyzed yeastNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Beef baseNo flag
  • Beef brothNo flag
  • Beef extractNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • CeleryNo flag›
  • CarrotNo flag›
  • Tomato concentrateNo flag
  • Beef fatNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable base<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Hydrolysed corn proteinNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of yeast extractNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Red chile puree (water, red chile pods), corn tortilla (corn, water, lime), beef, water, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color), onion, enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn starch modified, beef base (cooked shredded beef [beef, beef broth, salt], salt, concentrated beef stock [beef stock, salt], hydrolyzed soy protein, beef fat, whey [milk], dextrose, autolyzed yeast, caramel color, beef base [beef stock, beef extract, salt, celery, carrot, tomato paste, beef fat, natural flavors]), garlic powder, salt, vegetable base (salt, dextrose, hydrolyzed corn protein, sugar, maltodextrin, onion powder, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of yeast extract, caramel color, spices, natural flavoring), spices, sugar.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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