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b well cheese and chives dip
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b well cheese and chives dip

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

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 28 Aug 2023

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Water53.8%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil23.1%No flag›
  • Canola11.5%No flag›
  • Antioxidant11.5%No flag
  • Tbhq · E31911.5%No flag
  • E31911.5%No flag
  • Stabiliser11.5%No flag
  • E14225.8%No flag
  • E14502.9%No flag
  • E4121.4%No flag
  • E4150.7%No flag
  • E4170.4%No flag
  • Pea protein0.4%No flag›
  • Vinegar5.8%No flag›
  • Sugar2.9%No flag›
  • Salt1.4%No flag›
  • Yeast extract0.7%No flag›
  • Flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Chives0.2%No flag
  • Acidity regulator<0.1%No flag
  • E330<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • E202<0.1%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.

  • E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Antioxidant<0.1%No flag
  • Ca edta<0.1%No flag
  • E385<0.1%No flag
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water, vegetable oil [canola seed, antioxidant: tbhq (e319)], stabiliser (e1422, e1450, e412, e415, e417, pea protein), vinegar, sugar, salt, yeast extract, flavouring, chives (irradiated), acidity regulator (e330), preservatives [potassium sorbate (e202), sodium benzoate (e211)], antioxidant [ca edta (e385)]

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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