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Taco bell chips
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Taco bell chips

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 16 Jan 2023

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

  • Whole grain corn masa flour60%No flag
  • Sunflower20%No flag›
  • Season ng10%No flag
  • Spice5%No flag›
  • Tomato2.5%No flag›
  • Autolyzed yeast extract1.3%No flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • MaltNo flag›
  • OdextrinNo flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Jalapeno peppr powderNo 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.

  • Paprika1.3%No flag›
  • Colour1.3%No flag
  • Safflower5%No flag›
  • Canola oil5%No flag›
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whole grain corn masa flour, sunflower, season ng (spices, tomato powder, autolyzed yeast extract, sugar, salt, garlic powder, malt/odextrin, onion powder, citric acid, jalapeno peppr powder, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, extractives of paprika [color]). safflower and/or canola oil,

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 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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