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Frozen Foods · 0038794998050

Chicken tamales with black beans, jack cheese and poblano peppers

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy

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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Masa52.9%No flag
  • Water27%No flag›
  • Corn masa flour13%No flag
  • Corn treated with lime13%No flag
  • Canola oil6.5%No flag›
  • Vegetable base3.2%No flag
  • Vegetable1.6%No flag
  • Carrots0.8%No flag›
  • Celery0.4%No flag›
  • Onions0.4%No flag›
  • Evaporated cane sugar0.8%No flag
  • Native starch0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Baking powder2.7%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i0.5%No flag
  • E500ii0.3%No flag
  • Corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Made from identity preserved non-genetically modified corn1.7%No flag
  • Roasted tomatillos23.5%No flag
  • Tomatillos11.8%No flag
  • Canola oil11.8%No flag›
  • Cooked chicken raised without antibiotics11.8%No flag
  • All natural boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meat5.9%No flag
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Spice2.4%No flag›
  • Black beans5.9%No flag›
  • Black beans2.9%No flag›
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • Mangoes2.9%No flag›
  • Monterey jack cheese1.5%No flag
  • Pasteurized grade a milk0.7%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Corn0.4%No flag›
  • Poblano peppers0.2%No flag
  • Coriander leaf<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Jalapeno peppers<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable base<0.1%No flag
  • VegetableNo flag
  • CarrotsNo flag›
  • CeleryNo flag›
  • OnionsNo flag›
  • Evaporated cane sugarNo flag
  • Native starchNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Serrano peppersNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo 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.

Show original label text

Masa (water, corn masa flour {corn treated with lime}, expeller pressed canola oil, vegetable base {sauteed vegetables [carrots, celery, onions], evaporated cane sugar, native starch, salt and natural flavoring}, salt, baking powder [monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch] {made from identity preserved non-genetically modified corn}), roasted tomatillos (tomatillos, expeller pressed canola oil), cooked chicken raised without antibiotics (all natural boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meat, water, salt, spice), cooked black beans (black beans, water), mangoes, monterey jack cheese (pasteurized grade a milk, cheese cultures, salt and enzymes), water, corn, poblano peppers, cilantro, cornstarch, jalapeno peppers, vegetable base (sauteed vegetables {carrots, celery, onions}, evaporated cane sugar, native starch, salt and natural flavoring), garlic, serrano peppers, salt, organic sugar.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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

2 moderate · 5 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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