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Baked beans

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • 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

  • Beans41.9%No flag
  • White beans21.2%No flag
  • Water10.3%No flag›
  • Sugar5.2%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate2.6%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.5%No flag›
  • Spice0.5%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.3%No flag›
  • Paprika0.1%No flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Oleoresin paprika · E160c<0.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.5%No flag›
  • Molasses0.5%No flag›
  • Brown sugar14.2%No flag›
  • Ketchup14.2%No flag
  • Tomato concentrate7.3%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar3.4%No flag›
  • Sugar1.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Onion0.5%No flag›
  • Spice0.3%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Tomato concentrate12.5%No flag
  • Apple cider vinegar10.1%No flag›
  • Molasses5.1%No flag›
  • Sugar2.5%No flag›
  • Beef with beef broth1.3%No flag
  • Beef1.1%No flag›
  • Water0.6%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouringNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Hickory smoke flavorNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Black pepperNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juiceNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Red bell pepperNo flag›
Show original label text

Beans (prepared white beans, water, sugar, tomato paste, salt, vinegar, spices [dextrose, paprika, onion powder, soybean oil, natural flavors, oleoresin paprika], modified corn starch, molasses), brown sugar, ketchup (tomato concentrate, distilled vinegar, sugar, salt, onion powder, spices, natural flavoring), tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, molasses, sugar, beef with beef broth (beef, water, salt [1.0%]), modified corn starch, water, natural smoke flavor (water, hickory smoke flavor), salt, paprika, black pepper, onion powder, lemon juice concentrate, granulated garlic, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), garlic powder, red pepper.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares 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

6 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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