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Warm corn tortillas topped with a potato-chorizo picadillo, radishes, fresh cilantro, and a cooling cilantro-lime crema meal kit, chorizo picadillo tacos with cilantro-lime crema

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

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.

  1. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Chorizo55.6%No flag
  • Pork32.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Spice0.2%No flag›
  • Paprika0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Garlic0.2%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Distilled white vinegar0.2%No flag
  • Diluted with water to 5% acidity22.4%No flag
  • Potatoes22.2%No flag›
  • Corn tortillas11.1%No flag
  • Corn masa flour5.6%No flag
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2 and less of1.4%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E4661.4%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Guar gum · E4120.7%No flag
  • Enzyme0.3%No flag›
  • And propionic acid · E2800.2%No flag
  • Benzoic acid to maintain freshness0.2%No flag
  • Lime5.6%No flag›
  • Sour cream2.8%No flag
  • Grade a whole milk1.4%No flag
  • Grade a cream0.7%No flag
  • Grade a nonfat milk0.3%No flag
  • Microbial culture0.2%No flag
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Peas1.4%No flag›
  • Shallot0.7%No flag
  • Radishes0.3%No flag›
  • Coriander leaf0.3%No flag›
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Chorizo (pork, salt, spices, paprika, sugar, garlic powder, citric acid, distilled white vinegar [diluted with water to 5% acidity), potatoes, corn tortillas (corn masa flour, water, contains 2 or less of: cellulose gum, guar gum, enzymes, and propionic acid and benzoic acid to maintain freshness), lime, sour cream (certified organic grade a whole milk, organic grade a cream, organic grade a nonfat milk, cultures (lb. lactis and lb. cremoris), enzymes), peas, shallot, radishes, cilantro.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 1 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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