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los cuates picantes

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 9 Oct 2025

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Ponceau 4RHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    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. 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.
  3. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Corn62.5%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil18.8%No flag›
  • Sazonador con sabor picante9.4%No flag
  • Glutamato menosódico4.7%No flag
  • Paprika1.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Chili pepper0.4%No flag›
  • Pepper0.2%No flag›
  • Corn maltodextrin0.1%No flag
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Cumin<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • Dióxido de silicio amorfoNo flag
  • Anti caking agentNo flag
  • Saborizante identico al natural a aji ribonucleótidos de sodioNo flag
  • Achiote en polvo colorantesNo flag
  • Ponceau 4R · E124High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.

  • Carmines · E120No flag
  • Salt9.4%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)Moderate

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

  • Annatto / bixin / norbixin (E160B)Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Show original label text

Maíz, aceite vegetal, sazonador con sabor picante [glutamato menosódico, L - (acentuador del sabor), pimentón, sal, ají, pimienta, maltodextrina de maíz, cebolla, comino, ajo, extracto de levadura, dióxido de silicio amorfo (antiaglutinante), saborizante identico al natural a aji ribonucleótidos de sodio, 5'-(acentuador del sabor), achiote en polvo colorantes (ponceau 4R, carmines)] y sal

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ponceau 4RSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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