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Iltaco FoodsMeals · 0079114221137

Pizza Puff

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

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. 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.
  3. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Tortilla53.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour28.1%No flag›
  • Barley flour25%No flag
  • Water23.4%No flag›
  • Beef tallow11.7%No flag›
  • Baking powder5.9%No flag
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Filling0.8%No flag
  • Pork0.8%No flag›
  • Water tomato paste0.8%No flag
  • Mozzarella cheese0.8%No flag
  • Semi skimmed milk0.4%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Imitation mozzarella cheese0.8%No flag
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil0.2%No flag›
  • Sodium caseinate<0.1%No flag›
  • A milk derivative<0.1%No flag
  • Food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium phosphate · E341No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Textured plant protein0.8%No flag
  • Soy protein0.4%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.4%No flag
  • Beef tallow0.6%No flag›
  • Pizza puff seasoning0.3%No flag
  • Spice0.2%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn oilNo flag›
  • And less then 2% tricalcium phosphate added as an anti-caking agentNo flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Romano cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Cow's milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • E460iiNo flag
  • Anti-caking agentNo flag
  • And calcium propionate · E282Low

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

  • Black pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Fennel seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Tortilla flour (wheat flour, barley flour), water, beef tallow, baking powder, salt. filling: cooked pork, water tomato paste, mozzarella cheese, (part-skim pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], modified food starch), imitation mozzarella cheese (water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, sodium caseinate [a milk derivative], food starch, modified food starch, salt, calcium phosphate, natural flavor, cellulose gum, sorbic acid, lactic acid, artificial color), textured vegetable protein (soy protein concentrate, caramel color), beef tallow, pizza puff seasoning, (spices, garlic powder, salt, paprika, corn oil, and less then 2% tricalcium phosphate added as an anti-caking agent), salt, romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose [anti-caking agent], and calcium propionate), black pepper, fennel seed.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 2 not assessed

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