Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025
Taco Dinner Kit
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- High
Allergens
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- 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
- Taco shells51.2%No flag
- Ground corn treated with lime26.2%No flag
- Corn masa flour25%No flag
- Niacin · E37512.2%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.5%No flag
- CONTAINS ONE and MORE OF THE FOLLOWING0.2%No flag
- Taco sauce0.2%No flag
- Tomato puree0.2%No flag
- Dehydrated onionNo flag
- Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Taco seasoningNo flag
- Dehydrated onionNo flag
- Monosodium glutamate · E621Moderate
Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Processing aidNo flag
- Malic acid · E296No flag
- Autolyzed yeastNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- With not more than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent cakingNo flag
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TACO SHELLS: GROUND CORN TREATED WITH LIME (CORN MASA FLOUR, LIME, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN), WATER, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: COTTONSEED OIL, CORN OIL, PALM OIL). TACO SAUCE: TOMATO PUREE, WATER, TOMATOES, JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, VINEGAR, GARLIC POWDER, DEHYDRATED ONION, SUGAR, SPICES, ASCORBIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (AS PRESERVATIVES), EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, AND NATURAL FLAVORS. TACO SEASONING. DEHYDRATED ONION, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CHILI PEPPER, SPICES, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, PAPRIKA, SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OIL (PROCESSING AID), MALIC ACID, AUTOLYZED YEAST, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DEXTROSE, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, AND NATURAL FLAVORS, WITH NOT MORE THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Reduced IronLow concern
- Thiamin MononitrateLow concern
- WaterLow concern
8 of 18 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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