Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 Jul 2022
Finely Shredded Mexican Natural Cheese
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Annatto / bixin / norbixin).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 Jul 2022
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Monterey jack cheese56.3%No flag
- Pasteurised milk29.7%No flag
- Lactic ferments13.3%No flag
- Cheddar cheese21.9%No flag
- Pasteurised milk10.9%No flag
- Lactic ferments5.5%No flag
- Annatto · E160b3.7%Low
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- Colour3.7%No flag
- Asadero cheese10.9%No flag
- Pasteurised milk5.5%No flag
- Lactic ferments2.7%No flag
- Queso quesadilla cheese5.5%No flag
- Pasteurised milk2.7%No flag
- Lactic ferments1.4%No flag
- Calcium sulfate added to prevent caking · E5160.7%No flag
- Natamycin · E2350.7%No flag
- Preservative0.7%No flag
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Monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto [color]), asadero cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), queso quesadilla cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), potato starch, corn starch and calcium sulfate added to prevent caking, natamycin ( a natural mold inhibitor).
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Potato StarchLow concern
- Corn StarchLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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