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El Monterey beef and bean chimichangas

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Mar 2024

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

  • Water enriched wheat flour55%No flag
  • With niacin · E37528.5%No flag
  • Reduced iron13.3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate6.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1013.3%No flag
  • Folic acid3.3%No flag›
  • Beef beans vegetable oil22.5%No flag
  • Soya bean11.3%No flag›
  • Canola5.6%No flag›
  • And corn il5.6%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less textured vegetable protein11.3%No flag
  • Soya flour5.6%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a5.6%No flag
  • Salt5.6%No flag›
  • Isolated pea product2.8%No flag
  • Chili pepper1.4%No flag›
  • Spice0.7%No flag›
  • Flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Soy sauce0.2%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Flour treatment agent0.2%No flag
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Modified food starch<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 enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) beef beans vegetable oil (soybean, canola, and/or corn il) contains 2% or less textured vegetable protein (soy flour, caramel color), salt, isolated pea product, chili pepper, spices, flavor, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), dough conditioners (yeast, wheat gluten, sugar, guar gum, modified food starch). contains: wheat, soy.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Mar 2024

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

1 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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