amber
E250
Documented migraine trigger via vasoactive nitric-oxide pathway.
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Heinz TortellIni Three Cheese Pasta Pouch With Mushroom & Bacon 350g
Is Heinz TortellIni Three Cheese Pasta Pouch With Mushroom & Bacon 350g low tox? Our scanner flagged 3 ingredients (3 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
3 caution
3 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
E407
Gut inflammation concerns; contested in research literature but worth a trial of avoidance for IBS.
amber
E471
Industrial fatty-acid emulsifier shown to disrupt gut mucus barrier and microbiome in mouse models. Ubiquitous in baked goods and chocolate.
Full ingredients (from label)
Three Cheese Tortellini (54%) <b>Wheat<br></b> SemolinaWaterCheeses (2.3%) (Tasty, Blue Vein, Parmesan) (<b>Milk</b>)Breadcrumbs (<b>Wheat</b>)<b>Egg</b>Cheese Powder (<b>Milk</b>)Vegetable OilOnionSaltSpicesVegetable Stock Powder (<b>Wheat</b>, <b>Barley</b>)GarlicSkim <b>Milk</b><b>Milk</b>Mushrooms (7%)Cream (5%) (<b>Milk</b>)Manufactured Bacon (2.1%) Contains FlavourPreservative (250)<b>Soy</b>Cheese (<b>Milk</b>)Maize Thickener (1422)MaltodextrinFlavours (<b>Milk</b>)<b>Egg</b> YolkSaltStabiliser (407)Yeast ExtractVegetable OilSpiceEmulsifier (471).<br> <br> <b>Contains: WheatGlutenMilkEggSoy.</b>
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.
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