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El MontereyFrozen Foods · 0071007000000

Burritos

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Water54.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour22.7%No flag›
  • With niacin · E37511.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron5.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate2.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.4%No flag
  • Folic acid1.4%No flag›
  • Beans11.4%No flag
  • Vegetable oil5.7%No flag›
  • Soya bean2.8%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil1.4%No flag›
  • Canola0.7%No flag›
  • Corn oil0.7%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese blend2.8%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese1.4%No flag
  • Cultured pasteurized milk0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated soy oil0.4%No flag
  • Potato starch0.2%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium caseinate<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey protein<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Vegetable pigmentNo flag
  • Contains 2% and less modified potato starch1.4%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Jalapeno pepper0.3%No flag›
  • With salt0.2%No flag›
  • Acetic acid · E260<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
  • Flour treatment agent0.3%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Sodium metabisulfite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • L-cysteine · E920No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • E341iiNo flag
  • Microcrystalline cellulose · E460iNo flag
  • Flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Spice0.3%No 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

Water, wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), beans, vegetable oil (soybean, sunflower, canola and/or corn oil), cheddar cheese blend (cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), water, hydrogenated soybean oil, potato starch, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, sodium caseinate, whey protein concentrate, salt, enzymes, lactic acid, vegetable coloring), contains 2% or less modified potato starch, salt, jalapeno pepper (with salt, acetic acid, calcium chloride), dough conditioners (salt, yeast, cellulose gum, guar gum, wheat starch, enzymes, sodium metabisulfite, sodium stearoyl lactylate, l-cysteine, mono and diglycerides, dicalcium phosphate, microcrystalline cellulose), flavor, spices.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • 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

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2 low · 4 not assessed

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