Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Nacho cheese sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Contains one and more of the following12%No flag
- Pasteurised milk6%No flag
- Microbial culture3%No flag
- Contains less than 2% of salt3%No flag
- Cheddar cheese1.5%No flag
- Pasteurised milk0.8%No flag
- Microbial culture0.4%No flag
- Colour<0.1%No flag
- E160ai<0.1%No flag
- Annatto · E160b<0.1%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Tomato concentrateNo flag
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Datem · E472eNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Sour creamNo flag
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Annatto · E160bNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Paprika oleoresin · E160cNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Microbial cultureNo flag
- Blue mold sporesNo flag
Show original label text
Water, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: canola, soybean, sunflower), cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), modified corn starch, contains less than 2% of salt, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, added color [beta carotene, paprika, annatto extract]), corn starch, jalapeno peppers, nonfat dry milk, sodium phosphate, vinegar, maltodextrin, natural flavors, tomato paste, cellulose gum, datem, mono - and diglycerides, milkfat, cultured cream, autolyzed yeast extract, lactic acid, citric acid, annatto extract (color), whey, paprika oleoresin (color), blue cheese (milk, cultures, enzymes, blue mold spores).
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterLow concern
- Corn StarchLow concern
- MaltodextrinLow concern
9 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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