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Frozen Foods · 0079606156435

Pinto beans, cheddar cheese, milk chili peppers, and onion bean & cheese burritos, bean & cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Sep 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in 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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Filling52.5%No flag
  • Water52.5%No flag›
  • Pinto beans23.8%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese11.9%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk5.9%No flag
  • Lactic ferments3%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b2.2%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Colour2.2%No flag
  • Cheese sauce mix5.9%No flag
  • Whey3%No flag›
  • Modified food starch1.5%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese0.7%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk0.4%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Whey protein0.2%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of butter milk solids<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Vegetable oil3%No flag›
  • Soya bean1.5%No flag›
  • Canola0.7%No flag›
  • Corn oil0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Chili pepper0.4%No flag›
  • Onion0.4%No flag›
  • Tortilla0.4%No flag
  • Flour0.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • CanolaNo flag›
  • Corn oilNo flag›
  • Baking powder<0.1%No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Sodium aluminum sulfate · E521No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Flour treatment agentNo flag
  • Sodium metabisulfite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Microcrystalline cellulose · E460iNo flag
  • E341iiNo flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Filling: water, pinto beans, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto [color]), cheese sauce mix (whey, modified food starch, cheddar cheese[pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], salt, whey protein concentrate, less than 2% of butter milk solids, sodium phosphate, cream, lactic acid, yellow 5, yellow 6), vegetable oil (soybean, canola and/or corn oil), salt, chili pepper, onion powder. tortilla: enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable oil (soybean, canola and/or corn oil), baking powder (sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, guar gum, dough conditioner (sodium metabisulfite, corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose, dicalcium phosphate).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Sep 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 moderate · 3 not assessed

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