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Corn tortillas
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Propionic acid).
- Moderate
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 28 Sep 2022
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Propionic acidMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- 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.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- 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
- Ground yellow corn treated with lime22.2%No flag
- Cellulose gum · E46611.1%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Contains 2% and less of each of the following5.6%No flag
- Propionic acid · E2802.8%Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Sodium hydroxide · E5240.7%No flag
- Th preserved with fumaric acid0.3%No flag
- Sodium 00 propionate and sorbic acid0.3%No flag
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water, ground yellow corn treated with lime, cellulose gum, contains 2% or less of each of the following: methyl paraben, propionic acid, propyl paraben, sodium hydroxide, th preserved with fumaric acid, sodium 00 propionate and sorbic acid
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Propionic acidPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterLow concern
1 of 2 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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