Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Beef tamales
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).
- High
Allergens
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Tamale flour23.1%No flag
- Stoneground corn masa flour11.5%No flag
- Trace of lime11.5%No flag
- Shredded steak5.8%No flag
- Cooked shredded beef steak2.9%No flag
- With broth1.4%No flag
- Palm0.2%No flag
- Textured plant protein0.7%No flag
- Textured plant protein0.4%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a0.2%No flag
- Contains 2% and less salt0.2%No flag
- Fortified wheat flour<0.1%No flag
- With niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E101No flag
- Flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Water, tamale flour - (stoneground corn masa flour, trace of lime), beef, shredded steak - cooked shredded beef steak (with broth, salt), vegetable oil (soybean, canola, palm and/or corn oil), textured vegetable protein - textured vegetable protein (soy flour, caramel color), contains 2% or less salt, chili pepper, enriched wheat flour (with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), spices, flavor.
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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
- WaterModerate concern
4 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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