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Salsa Picante
La CostenaCondiments · 7501017006038

Salsa Picante

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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

  • Carrot52.7%No flag›
  • Mezcla23.7%No flag
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Vinegar5.9%No flag›
  • Iodised salt1.2%No flag
  • Condiment1.2%No flag
  • Spice1.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour1.2%No flag›
  • Goma xantana · E4150.6%No flag
  • Goma guar · E4120.3%No flag
  • Added sugar0.2%No flag
  • Lemon0.2%No flag›
  • Ácido cítrico · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbato de potasio · E202No flag
  • Benzoato de sodio alNo flag
  • Como conservadoresNo flag
  • Glutamato monosódico color rojo FD&C40No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

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Zanahoria, mezcla de chile, agua, vinagre, sal yodada, condimentos, especias, harina de trigo, goma xantana, goma guar, azúcares añadidos (concentrado de limón), ácido cítrico, sorbato de potasio y benzoato de sodio al 0.1 % (como conservadores), glutamato monosódico color rojo FD&C40.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 4 not assessed

4 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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