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Traditional Chicken Tamales

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Disodium guanylate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Disodium guanylateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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. Disodium inosinateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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

  • Masa55%No flag
  • Corn29.2%No flag›
  • Water12.9%No flag›
  • Lime12.9%No flag›
  • Chicken22.5%No flag›
  • Lard11.3%No flag›
  • Bell pepper5.6%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper0.7%No flag›
  • Cereal0.7%No flag
  • Corn0.3%No flag›
  • Wheat0.2%No flag›
  • Rye<0.1%No flag›
  • Oats<0.1%No flag›
  • Rice<0.1%No flag›
  • Chicken seasoning0.7%No flag
  • Hydrolyzed soy and wheat gluten protein0.3%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Chicken broth<0.1%No flag
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Chicken fat<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • Disodium inosinate · E631Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Disodium guanylate · E627Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Onion0.7%No flag›
  • Black pepper2.2%No flag›
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Masa (ground corn, water, lime), chicken, lard, bell pepper, salt, red pepper, cereal (ground corn, wheat, rye, oats and rice), chicken seasoning (hydrolyzed soy & wheat gluten protein, salt, dehydrated chicken broth, maltodextrin, chicken fat powder, sugar, natural & artificial flavors, citric acid, spices, parsley, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate), granulated onion, black pepper.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Disodium guanylateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
  • Disodium inosinateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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