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Tina'sFrozen Foods · 0079606020408

Monterey jack style & chicken quesadillas

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium metabisulphite).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • Filling52.2%No flag
  • Water52.2%No flag›
  • Monterey jack cheese type blend23.9%No flag
  • Water12%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil6%No flag›
  • Casein3%No flag›
  • Milk protein3%No flag›
  • Mozzarella cheese1.5%No flag
  • Milk0.7%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Modified food starch0.7%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • E160ai<0.1%No flag
  • Chicken12%No flag›
  • Chicken12%No flag›
  • Green chili pepper6%No flag
  • Green chili pepper3%No flag
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3301.5%No flag
  • Soya flour3%No flag›
  • Modified food starch1.5%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onion0.7%No flag
  • Tomato concentrate0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Black pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Tortilla<0.1%No flag
  • Flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • CanolaNo flag›
  • Corn oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Baking powderNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Sodium aluminum sulfate · E521No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo 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, monterey jack cheese type blend (water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, casein [milk protein], mozzarella cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], modified food starch, contains 2% or less: salt, natural flavors, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, sorbic acid [preservative], beta carotene), chicken (mechanically separated chicken), diced green chile (green chile pepper, water, citric acid), soy flour, modified food starch, dehydrated onion, tomato paste, salt, garlic powder, black pepper. tortilla: enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable oil (soybean, canola and/or corn oil), salt, baking powder (sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), 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 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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

4 moderate · 3 low · 4 not assessed

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