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Authentic White Corn Tortillas
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.
- High
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 1 Feb 2023
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Benzoic acidModerate concernPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; 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.
Propionic acidMinor 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.
Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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.
Ingredients
- White corn masa flour56.3%No flag
- White corn flour28.9%No flag
- Propionic acid · E28013.7%Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Preservative13.7%No flag
- Guar gum · E4126.8%No flag
- Cellulose · E4603.4%No flag
- Benzoic acid · E2101.7%Moderate
Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- Preservative1.7%No flag
- Phosphoric acid · E3380.9%Low
Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- To preserve freshness0.4%No flag
- Trace of lime0.4%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of propionic acid10.9%No flag
- Preservative10.9%No flag
- Sorbic acid · E2002.7%No flag
- Preservative2.7%No flag
- Phosphoric acid · E3381.4%Low
Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- Preservative0.7%No flag
- Preservative0.7%No flag
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White corn masa flour (white corn flour, propionic acid [preservative], guar gum, cellulose, benzoic acid [preservative], phosphoric acid, enzyme [to preserve freshness], trace of lime), water, contains 2% or less of propionic acid (preservative), dextrose, sorbic acid (preservative), phosphoric acid, methyl paraben (preservative), propyl paraben (preservative).
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Benzoic acidPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- Propionic acidPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterModerate concern
- Methyl ParabenModerate concern
- Propyl parabenModerate concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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