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Taco shells - Meijer

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Barcode: 0713733083386 (EAN / EAN-13) 713733083386 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brands: Meijer

Brand owner: Meijer, Inc.

Categories: Mexican Dinner Mixes

Stores: Meijer

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

24 ingredients

Corn masa flour, vegetable oil (canola oil and/or palm oil), spice blend (spices, paprika, salt, lime juice solids (corn syrup solids, lime juice, natural flavor), garlic powder, onion powder, monosodium glutamate, citric acid, corn starch, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, oleoresin paprika, natural flavor, calcium silicate), powdered cellulose, trace of lime.

Food processing

Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

Additive: E460 - Cellulose

Additive: E621 - Monosodium glutamate

Additive: E627 - Disodium guanylate

Additive: E631 - Disodium inosinate

Ingredient: Flavouring
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Additives

E330 - Citric acid

Citric acid is a natural organic acid found in citrus fruits such as lemons, oranges, and limes.

It is widely used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer, acidulant, and preservative due to its tart and refreshing taste.

Citric acid is safe for consumption when used in moderation and is considered a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) food additive by regulatory agencies worldwide.

E460 - Cellulose

Cellulose: Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula -C6H10O5-n, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β-1→4- linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes. Some species of bacteria secrete it to form biofilms. Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth. The cellulose content of cotton fiber is 90%, that of wood is 40–50%, and that of dried hemp is approximately 57%.Cellulose is mainly used to produce paperboard and paper. Smaller quantities are converted into a wide variety of derivative products such as cellophane and rayon. Conversion of cellulose from energy crops into biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol is under development as a renewable fuel source. Cellulose for industrial use is mainly obtained from wood pulp and cotton.Some animals, particularly ruminants and termites, can digest cellulose with the help of symbiotic micro-organisms that live in their guts, such as Trichonympha. In human nutrition, cellulose is a non-digestible constituent of insoluble dietary fiber, acting as a hydrophilic bulking agent for feces and potentially aiding in defecation.
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E460ii - Powdered cellulose

Cellulose: Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula -C6H10O5-n, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β-1→4- linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes. Some species of bacteria secrete it to form biofilms. Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth. The cellulose content of cotton fiber is 90%, that of wood is 40–50%, and that of dried hemp is approximately 57%.Cellulose is mainly used to produce paperboard and paper. Smaller quantities are converted into a wide variety of derivative products such as cellophane and rayon. Conversion of cellulose from energy crops into biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol is under development as a renewable fuel source. Cellulose for industrial use is mainly obtained from wood pulp and cotton.Some animals, particularly ruminants and termites, can digest cellulose with the help of symbiotic micro-organisms that live in their guts, such as Trichonympha. In human nutrition, cellulose is a non-digestible constituent of insoluble dietary fiber, acting as a hydrophilic bulking agent for feces and potentially aiding in defecation.
Source: Wikipedia

E552 - Calcium silicate

Calcium silicate: Calcium silicate is the chemical compound Ca2SiO4, also known as calcium orthosilicate and is sometimes formulated as 2CaO·SiO2. It is also referred to by the shortened trade name Cal-Sil or Calsil.
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E621 - Monosodium glutamate

Monosodium glutamate: Monosodium glutamate -MSG, also known as sodium glutamate- is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids. Glutamic acid is found naturally in tomatoes, grapes, cheese, mushrooms and other foods.MSG is used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty, savory flavor of food, as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups. It was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda, who was trying to isolate and duplicate the savory taste of kombu, an edible seaweed used as a base for many Japanese soups. MSG as a flavor enhancer balances, blends, and rounds the perception of other tastes.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given MSG its generally recognized as safe -GRAS- designation. A popular belief is that large doses of MSG can cause headaches and other feelings of discomfort, known as "Chinese restaurant syndrome," but double-blind tests fail to find evidence of such a reaction. The European Union classifies it as a food additive permitted in certain foods and subject to quantitative limits. MSG has the HS code 29224220 and the E number E621.
Source: Wikipedia

E627 - Disodium guanylate

Disodium guanylate: Disodium guanylate, also known as sodium 5'-guanylate and disodium 5'-guanylate, is a natural sodium salt of the flavor enhancing nucleotide guanosine monophosphate -GMP-. Disodium guanylate is a food additive with the E number E627. It is commonly used in conjunction with glutamic acid. As it is a fairly expensive additive, it is not used independently of glutamic acid; if disodium guanylate is present in a list of ingredients but MSG does not appear to be, it is likely that glutamic acid is provided as part of another ingredient such as a processed soy protein complex. It is often added to foods in conjunction with disodium inosinate; the combination is known as disodium 5'-ribonucleotides. Disodium guanylate is produced from dried seaweed and is often added to instant noodles, potato chips and other snacks, savory rice, tinned vegetables, cured meats, and packaged soup.
Source: Wikipedia

E631 - Disodium inosinate

Disodium inosinate: Disodium inosinate -E631- is the disodium salt of inosinic acid with the chemical formula C10H11N4Na2O8P. It is used as a food additive and often found in instant noodles, potato chips, and a variety of other snacks. Although it can be obtained from bacterial fermentation of sugars, it is often commercially prepared from animal sources.
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Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm oil

Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Corn-masa-flour, Spice-blend, Oleoresin-paprika, Trace-of-lime
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Unrecognized ingredients: Corn-masa-flour, Spice-blend, Oleoresin-paprika, Trace-of-lime
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: Corn masa flour, vegetable oil (canola oil, palm oil), spice blend (spices, paprika, salt, lime (corn syrup solids, lime juice, natural flavor), garlic, onion, monosodium glutamate, citric acid, corn starch, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, oleoresin paprika, natural flavor, calcium silicate), powdered cellulose, trace of lime
Corn masa flour -> en:corn-masa-flour - percent_min: 20 - percent_max: 100

vegetable oil -> en:vegetable-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

canola oil -> en:canola-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

palm oil -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

spice blend -> en:spice-blend - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

spices -> en:spice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

paprika -> en:paprika - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11049 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.955

lime -> en:lime - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13067 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.955

corn syrup solids -> en:corn-syrup-solids - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31089 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.955

lime juice -> en:lime-juice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13067 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.4775

natural flavor -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.985

garlic -> en:garlic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11000 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.955

onion -> en:onion - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20034 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.955

monosodium glutamate -> en:e621 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.955

citric acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.955

corn starch -> en:corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.955

disodium inosinate -> en:e631 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.955

disodium guanylate -> en:e627 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.955

oleoresin paprika -> en:oleoresin-paprika - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.77777777777778

natural flavor -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.56410256410256

calcium silicate -> en:e552 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.38095238095238

powdered cellulose -> en:e460ii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

trace of lime -> en:trace-of-lime - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

Nutrition

Poor nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 10
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 5

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 9.09, rounded value: 9.09)

Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 13.6, rounded value: 13.6)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 10.625, rounded value: 10.6)

Negative points: 16

Energy: 5 / 10 (value: 1904, rounded value: 1904)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Saturated fat: 1 / 10 (value: 1.82, rounded value: 1.8)

Sodium: 10 / 10 (value: 1182, rounded value: 1182)

The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.

Nutritional score: (16 - 5)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (27.3%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Saturated fat in moderate quantity (1.82%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Sugars in low quantity (0%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks
  
  Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day).
  
  Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts
- Salt in high quantity (2.96%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
  
  Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
  
  Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food
  
  Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
  
  Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.
  
  Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (2 SHELLS (22 g))	Compared to: Mexican-dinner-mixes
Energy	1,904 kj (455 kcal)	419 kj (100 kcal)	+59%
Fat	27.27 g	6 g	+257%
Saturated fat	1.82 g	0.4 g	-9%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg
Salt	2.955 g	0.65 g	+155%
Carbohydrates	54.55 g	12 g	+14%
Fiber	13.6 g	2.99 g	+225%
Sugars	0 g	0 g	-100%
Proteins	9.09 g	2 g	+28%
Vitamin A	1,022.7 µg	225 µg	+20,857%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Calcium	182 mg	40 mg	+62%
Iron	4.91 mg	1.08 mg	+140%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	10.625 %	10.625 %

Serving size: 2 SHELLS (22 g)

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Threatened species

Contains palm oil
Drives deforestation and threatens species such as the orangutan

Tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destroyed to create and expand oil palm tree plantations. The deforestation contributes to climate change, and it endangers species such as the orangutan, the pigmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino.

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