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Mexican Dinner Mixes · 0078742333052

Korean inspired beef street taco kit, beef bulgogi and kimchi

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Sesame
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

4 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 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.
  4. 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

  • Tortilla66.7%No flag
  • Wheat tortilla34.2%No flag
  • Soya oil16.3%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of0.3%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.3%No flag
  • Corn starch0.3%No flag›
  • E500ii0.3%No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.3%Low

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

  • Fumaric acid · E2970.3%No flag
  • Preservative0.3%No flag
  • Sodium metabisulfite · E2230.3%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Cellulose · E4600.3%No flag
  • E341ii0.3%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.3%No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E4810.3%No flag
  • Enzyme0.3%No flag›
  • Distilled monoglycerides0.3%No flag
  • Wheat starch0.3%No flag›
  • Sodium chloride0.3%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i0.3%No flag
  • Tocopherols · E30611.6%No flag
  • Beef bulgolgi16.7%No flag
  • Beef clod8.3%No flag
  • Water4.2%No flag›
  • Soy sauce2.1%No flag›
  • Water1%No flag›
  • Wheat0.5%No flag›
  • Soya0.3%No flag›
  • Beans0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Less than 1<0.1%No flag
  • 10 of 1% as a perservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar1%No flag›
  • Onion0.5%No flag›
  • Sesame oil0.3%No flag›
  • Ginger powder0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Black pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Kimchi16.7%No flag
  • Chinese cabbage8.3%No flag
  • Radish4.2%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper2.1%No flag›
  • Garlic1%No flag›
  • Ginger0.5%No flag›
  • Sea salt0.3%No flag›
  • Onion0.1%No flag›
  • Cane sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No 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.

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Tortilla (wheat flour, soybean oil, less than 2% of: salt, sugar, mono - and diglycerides, corn starch, sodium bicarbonate, calcium propionate and fumaric acid [to maintain freshness], sodium metabisulfite, cellulose, dicalcium phosphate, potassium sorbate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, enzymes, distilled monoglycerides, wheat starch, sodium chloride, calcium carbonate, tocopherols), beef bulgolgi (beef clod, water, soy sauce [water, wheat, soy, beans, salt, sodium benzoate, less than 1/10 of 1% as a perservative] sugar, onion powder, sesame oil, ginger powder, garlic, black pepper), kimchi (napa cabbage, radish, red pepper, garlic, ginger, sea salt, onion, cane sugar, water).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Sesame, Soy.

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

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 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.

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