Declared allergens
This product declares Egg, Mustard, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
American potato salad
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- High
Allergens
- Egg
- Mustard
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Mayonnaise23.4%No flag
- Calcium disodium edta to protect flavor0.4%No flag
- Sweet relish11.7%No flag
- White distilled vinegar0.4%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
- Hard cooked eggs0.8%No flag
- Mustard<0.1%No flag
- Annatto · E160bLow
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
- Retains product freshnessNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- Sodium benzoate to protect flavorNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
Show original label text
Potatoes, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, calcium disodium edta to protect flavor), sweet relish (cucumbers, water, high fructose corn syrup, salt, white distilled vinegar, modified food starch, natural flavors, sodium benzoate [preservative], calcium chloride), high fructose corn syrup, sugar, red bell pepper, hard cooked eggs, onion, salt, mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, sugar, soybean oil, turmeric and paprika, annatto, garlic and garlic powder, spices, xanthan gum, calcium disodium edta; retains product freshness, natural flavor, citric acid), water, vinegar, modified corn starch, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor, xanthan gum.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SaltModerate concern
- WaterModerate concern
- High Fructose Corn SyrupLow concern
5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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