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Mono- And Di-Glycerides
Industrial fatty-acid emulsifier shown to disrupt gut mucus barrier and microbiome in mouse models. Ubiquitous in baked goods and chocolate.
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Old El Paso Stand 'N Stuff Soft Taco Kit Mexican Style 348g
Is Old El Paso Stand 'N Stuff Soft Taco Kit Mexican Style 348g low tox? Our scanner flagged 1 ingredient (1 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 caution
1 ingredient flagged
What we flagged
Full ingredients (from label)
Stand N Stuff Tortillas (55%): Wheat Flour (68%)WaterHumectant (Glycerin)Vegetable OilRaising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Phosphate)Emulsifier (Mono- And Di-Glycerides Of Fatty Acids)DextroseSalt. Salsa For Topping (36%): WaterTomato Paste (Tomato, Food Acid (Citric Acid))OnionModified Corn Starch (1422)SaltGreen CapsicumSugarVinegarOnion PowderPaprikaFood Acid (Citric Acid)Cayenne PepperGarlic Powder. Spice Mix (9%): SugarMaize FlourSaltGarlic (8%)Paprika (7%)CuminTomato (6%)OnionFood Acid (Citric Acid)OreganoCayenne PepperAnticaking Agent (Calcium Phosphate)Colour (Paprika Extract)Ground Bay Leaves.
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
Each flag links to its primary chemical-level source, and each condition pill links to a PubMed-indexed paper that discusses the chemical class in the context of that condition. Every citation is a real peer-reviewed paper — we don't link to Wikipedia or PubMed search pages. Some pairs use a topically-broad paper (e.g. a fragrance-allergen patch-test review) rather than a single-pair study where the literature is thin. The full evidence chain (chemical → mechanism → condition → paper) is one click away.
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