Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Seasoned pork with banana peppers, onions, jalapenos, cilantro, & cotija cheese in white corn tortillas street tacos, carnitas
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
Sodium hydrogen sulphiteModerate 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.
Ingredients
- Filling51.9%No flag
- Seasoned diced pork and binder product26.9%No flag
- Less than 2% salt12%No flag
- Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
- Banana peppers0.3%No flag
- Banana peppers<0.1%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E509No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sodium bisulfite · E222Moderate
Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
- Queso cotija cheese0.1%No flag
- Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
- Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
- Spring onion<0.1%No flag
- White corn tortillasNo flag
- Corn masa flourNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Cultured rice flourNo flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Malic acid · E296No flag
Show original label text
Filling: seasoned diced pork and binder product (pork, water, less than 2% salt, rice starch, natural flavors, spices [including paprika], sugar, chile pepper, sunflower oil, lime oil), banana peppers (water, banana peppers, salt, vinegar, calcium chloride, citric acid, sodium benzoate, sodium bisulfite, turmeric), queso cotija cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion, jalapeno peppers, green onion, cilantro, corn starch, garlic, cultured dextrose, salt, white corn tortillas: corn masa flour, water, natural flavor (cultured rice flour), organic vinegar, guar gum, malic acid.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sodium hydrogen sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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