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Mexican Cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Annatto / bixin / norbixin).

Food health: Critical
Chemical concern: Not assessed

Allergens

Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Jan 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
What it is
Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
Why it's flagged
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Monterey jack cheese60%No flag
Milk38.5%No flag›
Salt0.8%No flag›
Microbial coagulating enzyme20.8%No flag
Cheddar cheese20%No flag
Milk10%No flag›
Salt0.8%No flag›
Microbial coagulating enzyme0.8%No flag
Annatto · E160b8.5%Low
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Colour8.5%No flag
Asadero cheese10%No flag
Milk5%No flag›
Salt0.8%No flag›
Microbial coagulating enzyme4.2%No flag
Queso quesadilla cheese5%No flag
Milk2.5%No flag›
Salt0.8%No flag›
Microbial coagulating enzyme1.7%No flag
E460ii5%No flag
Anti caking agent5%No flag

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MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES), CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR]), ASADERO CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES), QUESO QUESADILLA CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING)

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Jan 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern

Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

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Mexican Cheese

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