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Frozen Foods · 0021130106424

Bags of gold cheese, spinach & artichoke appetizers

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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

  • Durum wheat flour52.3%No flag
  • Durum wheat flour26.5%No flag
  • Niacin · E37512.9%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Spinach23.9%No flag›
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Mozzarella cheese6%No flag
  • Pasteurised whole cow S milk3%No flag
  • Microbial culture1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.8%No flag›
  • Monterey jack cheese3%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk1.5%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Cream cheese1.5%No flag
  • Soured milk0.7%No flag
  • And cream0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Stabiliser0.2%No flag
  • Xanthan · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Carob bean<0.1%No flag›
  • And guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Artichoke hearts0.7%No flag
  • Artichoke hearts0.4%No flag
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Onion0.4%No flag›
  • Breadcrumbs0.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Romano cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Part-skim cow's milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Whole eggsNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Natural flavor enhancerNo flag
  • Autolyzed yeast extractNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Fried in cottonseedNo flag
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • Canola oilNo flag›
Show original label text

Enriched durum flour (durum wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), spinach, water, mozzarella cheese {pasteurized whole cow's milk, culture, salt and enzymes}, monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, and cream, salt, stabilizers [xanthan, carob bean, and/or guar gum]), artichoke hearts (artichoke hearts, water, salt, citric acid), onion, bread crumbs (wheat flour, dextrose, salt, yeast), cottonseed oil, romano cheese (part-skim cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), salt, garlic, modified corn starch, dried whole eggs, sugar, natural flavor enhancer (autolyzed yeast extract, natural flavor), spices, sodium benzoate (preservative), fried in cottonseed, soybean and/or canola oil.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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 · 4 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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