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ABCs and meatballs
Canned Foods · 0064144020799

ABCs and meatballs

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 19 Apr 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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

  • Tomatoes53.3%No flag›
  • Tomato puree28.3%No flag
  • Water25%No flag›
  • Water23.3%No flag›
  • Meatballs11.7%No flag
  • Pork5.8%No flag›
  • Chicken2.9%No flag›
  • Chicken1.5%No flag›
  • Beef0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Crackermeal0.2%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • May contain guar gum<0.1%No flag
  • Soy protein<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Pasta5.8%No flag
  • Durum wheat semolina2.9%No flag›
  • Cauliflower1.5%No flag›
  • Egg white0.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup2.9%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of1.5%No flag
  • Modified corn starch1.5%No flag›
  • Enzyme modified cheese0.7%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese0.4%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk0.2%No flag
  • Microbial culture<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Cream0.2%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Carotenal<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Cream0.2%No flag›
  • Onion0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Tomatoes (tomato puree, water), water, meatballs (pork, chicken, mechanically separated chicken, beef, water, crackermeal [enriched wheat flour {bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, may contain guar gum], soy protein concentrate, salt, caramel color, flavorings, soybean oil, citric acid), enriched pasta (durum wheat semolina, cauliflower powder, egg white, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, less than 2% of: modified corn starch, enzyme modified cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], cream, water, salt, sodium phosphate, xanthan gum, carotenal [color]), salt, cream, onion powder, nonfat milk, citric acid, extractives of paprika, flavoring, sodium caseinate.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 19 Apr 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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