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Bean & Cheese Burritos
Great ValueFrozen Foods · 0078742248240

Bean & Cheese 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 12 Jan 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Water52.6%No flag›
  • Flour23.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour11.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3755.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.7%No flag›
  • Pinto beans11.8%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese5.9%No flag
  • Milk3%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b0.6%No flag
  • Colour0.6%No flag
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Natural cheddar cheese powder0.3%No flag
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Cheese cultures salt<0.1%No flag
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Buttermilk solidsNo flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Cheddar cheese flavorNo flag
  • Soured milkNo flag
  • E341iiNo flag
  • Jalapeno pepper0.2%No flag›
  • Jalapeño chilis<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Calcium chloride · E509No flag
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Baking powder<0.1%No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Aluminum sodium sulfate · E521No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Chili pepperNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • CuminNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Dough conditioner blendNo flag
  • Sodium metabisulfite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Corn starch microcrystalline celluloseNo flag
  • E341iiNo 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, ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PINTO BEANS, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR]), SOYBEAN OIL, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, SUGAR, SALT, NATURAL CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER (WHEY, PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES SALT, ENZYMES, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, CHEDDAR CHEESE FLAVOR, CULTURED MILK, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATES), DICED JALAPEÑOS (JALAPEÑO CHILIS, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], CALCIUM CHLORIDE), WHEY, PAPRIKA, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, ALUMINUM SODIUM SULFATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), GUAR GUM, CHILI PEPPER, ONION POWDER, CUMIN, GARLIC POWDER, DOUGH CONDITIONER BLEND (SODIUM METABISULFITE, CORN STARCH MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 12 Jan 2026

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.
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 5 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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