Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Taco blend cheese
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Cheddar cheese58.3%No flag
- Pasteurised milk30.8%No flag
- Lactic ferments13.8%No flag
- Monterey jack cheese20.8%No flag
- Pasteurised milk10.4%No flag
- Lactic ferments5.2%No flag
- Taco seasoning10.4%No flag
- Paprika color · E160c2.6%No flag
- Monosodium glutamate · E621Moderate
Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Paprika color · E160cNo flag
- Natural flavouring0.3%No flag
- Powdered cellulose added to prevent caking2.6%No flag
- Natamycin · E2352.6%No flag
- Preservative2.6%No flag
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Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color), monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), taco seasoning (spice, paprika color, granulated onion, granulated garlic, salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, extract of paprika color, natural flavor), potato starch and powdered cellulose added to prevent caking, natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor).
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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.
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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