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ArmourCanned Foods · 0054100162007

Shredded chicken in bbq sauce

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 22 Apr 2020

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

  • Chicken75%No flag›
  • Chicken meat42.5%No flag
  • Water16.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Modified food starch0.3%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E33915.6%No flag
  • Sauce25%No flag
  • Water12.5%No flag›
  • Sauce blend6.3%No flag
  • Fructose3.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch1.6%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.8%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.4%No flag›
  • White vinegar0.4%No flag
  • Brown sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Tomato0.2%No flag›
  • Molasses powder<0.1%No flag
  • Molasses<0.1%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Vinegar1.4%No flag›
  • Smoke flavouring1.4%No flag
  • Modified food starch1%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E4151%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Chicken (chicken meat, water, salt, modified food starch, sodium phosphates), sauce (water, sauce blend [fructose, modified corn starch, vinegar powder (maltodextrin, white vinegar), brown sugar, tomato powder, molasses powder (molasses, maltodextrin), paprika (color), garlic powder, natural smoke flavor, onion powder, citric acid, malic acid, spices, caramel color], sugar, vinegar, smoke flavor, modified food starch, xanthan gum).

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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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