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Frozen Foods · 0048696000010

Hand made beef & bean jumbo burrito

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

5 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. 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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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.
  4. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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.
  5. 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

  • Tortilla53.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour27%No flag›
  • With niacin · E37513.6%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
  • Folic acid1.7%No flag›
  • Water13.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil6.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Raising agent0.6%No flag
  • Corn starch0.3%No flag›
  • E500ii0.2%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum sulfate · E521<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.6%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • To preserve freshness0.6%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.6%No flag
  • Fumaric acid · E2970.6%No flag
  • Flour treatment agent3.5%No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E5160.6%No flag
  • L-cysteine hydrochloride · E9200.3%No flag
  • Sodium metabisulfite · E2230.2%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Microcrystalline cellulose · E460i0.2%No flag
  • E341ii0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3002.1%No flag
  • Water23.3%No flag›
  • Beef11.7%No flag›
  • Pinto beans5.8%No flag
  • Onions2.9%No flag›
  • Tomato puree1.5%No flag
  • Tomato puree0.7%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
  • Cereal binder0.7%No flag
  • Degermed yellow corn flour0.4%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamine mononitrate riboflavin<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Rice flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Oat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Lard0.4%No flag›
  • Lard0.2%No flag›
  • Bht · E321<0.1%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Green chili pepper0.2%No flag
  • Green chili pepper<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Textured plant protein<0.1%No flag
  • Soya flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Zinc oxide<0.1%No flag›
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Ferrous sulfateNo flag›
  • Copper gluconateNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Calcium pantothenateNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • CyanocobalaminNo flag›
  • Jalapeno pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Jalapeno peppers<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Acetic acid · E260<0.1%No flag
  • Green bell peppers<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • 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

Tortilla (bleached wheat flour [enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, soybean oil, salt, leavening [cornstarch, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate and monocalcium phosphate], calcium propionate [to preserve freshness], mono and diglycerides, fumaric acid and dough conditioners [calcium sulfate, l-cysteine hydrochloride, sodium metabisulfite, microcrystalline cellulose, dicalcium phosphate and ascorbic acid]), water, beef, pinto beans, onions, tomato puree (tomato puree, citric acid), cereal binder (degermed yellow corn flour, bleached wheat flour enriched [niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate riboflavin, folic acid], rice flour, oat flour]), lard (lard, bht, citric acid), green chile (green chile peppers, citric acid), textured vegetable protein (soy flour, caramel color, zinc oxide, niacinamide, ferrous sulfate, copper gluconate, vitamin a palmitate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, cyanocobalamin), jalapenos (jalapeno peppers, salt and acetic acid), green bell peppers, salt, spices, natural flavors.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • 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

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2 low · 6 not assessed

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