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Chicken Chorizo Taco Chips
WegmansFrozen Foods · 0077890369623

Chicken Chorizo Taco Chips

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. DiphosphatesMinor 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

  • Chicken chorizo58.3%No flag
  • Chicken30.4%No flag›
  • Water14%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Spice0.7%No flag›
  • Paprika0.7%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar0.7%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice11.3%No flag
  • Wheat tortilla20.8%No flag
  • Unbleached10.4%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour5.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour2.6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.3%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Water2.6%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil1.3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Cultured wheat flour added with vinegar0.3%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Salsa10.4%No flag›
  • Crushed tomatoes5.2%No flag
  • Water2.6%No flag›
  • Crushed tomatoes2.6%No flag
  • Fresh onions2.6%No flag
  • Jalapeno pepper1.3%No flag›
  • Diced tomatoes in tomato juice0.7%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar0.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onions<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese5.2%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk2.6%No flag
  • Lactic ferments1.3%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.7%No flag›
  • Breadcrumbs2.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour1.3%No flag›
  • Natural cane sugar0.6%No flag›
  • Yeast0.3%No flag›
  • Sea salt0.3%No flag›
  • Parsley2.6%No 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.

  • Diphosphates (E450)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

Chicken chorizo (chicken, water, contains 2% or less of: salt, spices, paprika, distilled vinegar, lemon juice concentrate), flour tortilla (unbleached, unbromated enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour], water, sunflower oil, contains 2% or less of: salt, cultured wheat flour added with vinegar, soy lecithin, leavenings [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate], citric acid), salsa (crushed tomatoes [water, concentrated crushed tomatoes], fresh onions, fresh jalapeno pepper, diced tomatoes in tomato juice, distilled vinegar, salt, dehydrated onions, garlic and natural flavorings), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), bread crumbs (wheat flour, natural cane sugar, yeast, sea salt), parsley.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic 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

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