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El MontereyFrozen Foods · 0071007724497

Nacho cheese & beef extra crunchy mini chimis

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance 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.
  3. DiphosphatesMinor 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

  • Fortified wheat flour52.8%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour23.6%No flag
  • With niacin · E37511.8%No flag
  • Reduced iron5.9%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.5%No flag
  • Folic acid1.5%No flag›
  • Water11.8%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese5.9%No flag
  • Cultured pasteurized milk3%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.5%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b2%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Cooked seasoned beef topping3%No flag
  • Cooked seasoned beef topping1.5%No flag
  • Beef0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onion0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Chili pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Vegetable oil0.7%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.4%No flag›
  • Canola0.2%No flag›
  • Palm<0.1%No flag
  • Corn oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Beans0.4%No flag
  • With salt0.2%No flag›
  • Garlic0.2%No flag›
  • Batter mix0.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • With niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Mustard seedNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • From cottonseedNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Hydrolyzed corn glutenNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Soy sauceNo flag›
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • WheatNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural flavors with extractives of paprikaNo flag
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and less<0.1%No flag
  • Jalapeno pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • With salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Acetic acid · E260<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
  • Chili pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Chili flavorNo flag
  • With canola oilNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Flour treatment agentNo flag
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Sodium metabisulfite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Enriched wheat flour - enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cheddar cheese - (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto), cooked seasoned beef topping - cooked seasoned beef topping (beef, water, dehydrated onion, salt, chili pepper, spices, sugar, sodium phosphate, garlic), vegetable oil - (soybean, canola, palm and/or corn oil), cooked beans - (with salt, granulated garlic), batter mix - (enriched bleached wheat flour [enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], modified food starch, dextrose, salt, onion powder, spices, dehydrated garlic, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate], mustard seed, maltodextrin, flavor [from cottonseed and soybean oil], hydrolyzed corn gluten, xanthan gum, soy sauce [fermented soybeans, wheat, salt], natural flavors with extractives of paprika, corn syrup solids), contains 2% or less - jalapeno pepper (with salt, acetic acid, calcium chloride), chili pepper, modified corn starch, salt, flavor, spices, chili flavor (with canola oil, natural flavors), dough conditioners (yeast, wheat gluten, sugar, guar gum, modified food starch, sodium metabisulfite).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic 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

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2 low · 4 not assessed

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