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Ticos Queso
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Ticos Queso

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Jan 2022

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

  • Corn52%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil24%No flag›
  • Palm olein24%No flag
  • Sabor Artificial a Queso12%No flag
  • Maltodextrin6%No flag›
  • Whey powder3%No flag
  • Vegetable oil1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Cheese0.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Artificiales<0.1%No flag
  • Milk proteins<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifying salts<0.1%No flag
  • Glutamato Monosódico · E621Moderate

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

  • Flavour enhancerNo flag
  • Concentrado naturalNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Colorante ArtificialNo flag
  • Amarillo NoNo flag
  • Dioxido de Silicio · E551No flag
  • Anti caking agentNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Estearoil ctilato de sodioNo flag
  • Tbhq · E319No flag
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Colorante alural AnnatoNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Derivados de lecheNo flag
  • SoyaNo flag›
Show original label text

Cereal de maiz, Aceite Vegetal (Oleina de Palma), Sabor Artificial a Queso [Maltodextrina, Suero en Polvo, Aceite Vegetal Parcialmente Hidrogenado, Sal, Queso,Saborizantes Naturales y Artificiales, Concentrado de Proteina Láctea, Sólidos de Mantequilla, Sales Fundentes, Glutamato Monosódico (Potenciador de sabor), Concentrado natural (Cúrcuma), Colorante Artificial (Amarillo No. 6), Dioxido de Silicio (antiaglomerante), Emulsificante (Estearoil ctilato de sodio), TBHQ (antioxidante) Sal, Colorante alural Annato, Lecitina de Soya, y Fécula de Maiz. CONTIENE GLUTEN, DERIVADOS DE LECHE Y SOYA.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Jan 2022

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

4 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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