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Beef Tamales
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Beef Tamales

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Carrageenan).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Aug 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Water53.8%No flag›
  • Beef23.1%No flag›
  • Corn masa flour11.5%No flag
  • Corn flour5.8%No flag›
  • Trace of lime5.8%No flag
  • Vegetable oil5.8%No flag›
  • Canola oil2.9%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.9%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate2.9%No flag
  • Masa seasoning blend1.2%No flag
  • Sea salt0.6%No flag›
  • Spice0.6%No flag›
  • Carrots0.8%No flag›
  • Potatoes0.4%No flag›
  • Beef seasoning blend0.2%No flag
  • Spice0.1%No flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Carrageenan · E4070.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Modified tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
  • Coriander leaf<0.1%No flag›
  • Jalapeño peppers<0.1%No flag›
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water, beef, corn masa flour (corn flour, trace of lime), vegetable oil (canola oil, soybean oil), tomato paste, masa seasoning blend (sea salt, spices), carrots, potatoes, beef seasoning blend (spices, onion, garlic, salt), carrageenan, modified tapioca starch, cilantro, jalapeño peppers.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Aug 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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