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Pinto Beans In Sauce

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Sep 2025

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Pinto beans52.6%No flag
  • Water23.7%No flag›
  • Green pepper11.8%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate5.9%No flag
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.7%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Dehydrated onion0.4%No flag
  • Garlic0.2%No flag›
  • Coriander leaf<0.1%No flag›
  • Ham flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Hydrolysed corn protein<0.1%No flag
  • Olive oil<0.1%No flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • OreganoNo flag›
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Disodium calcium EDTA added to promote color retentionNo flag
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Natural hickory smoke flavorNo flag›
  • Propylene glycol · E490No flag
  • Acetic acid · E260No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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PINTO BEANS, WATER, GREEN PEPPER, TOMATO PASTE, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DEHYDRATED ONION, GRANULATED GARLIC, CILANTRO, HAM FLAVOR, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, OLIVE OIL, ONION POWDER, GROUND OREGANO, ANNATTO, CARAMEL COLOR, DISODIUM CALCIUM EDTA ADDED TO PROMOTE COLOR RETENTION, SMOKE FLAVOR (MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL AND ACETIC ACID).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Sep 2025

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.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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