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BANQUET Cheesy Potato Bake, 8.5 OZ

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium nitriteHigh concernForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    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.
  2. 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.
  3. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Red skin potatoes52.5%No flag
  • Potatoes27.5%No flag›
  • Potatoes25%No flag›
  • Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate · E450i23.8%No flag
  • To protect color23.8%No flag
  • Broccoli cheese sauce11.9%No flag
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Broccoli5.9%No flag›
  • Cheddar Club Cheese3%No flag
  • Soured milk1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b0.8%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Colour0.8%No flag
  • Modified Whey1.5%No flag
  • Soya oil0.7%No flag›
  • Modified Corn Starch0.4%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Cheese flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Cheese<0.1%No flag›
  • Granular and Blue<0.1%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Sunflower Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium Phosphate · E339No flag
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • Lactic Acid · E270No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Bacon<0.1%No flag
  • With Water<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium Phosphates · E339No flag
  • Sodium Erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E250High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

  • May ContainNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Brown SugarNo flag›
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • Sodium Phosphates · E339No flag
  • Xanthan Gum · E415No flag
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • Guar Gum · E412No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

RED SKIN POTATOES: Potatoes (Potatoes, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate[to protect color]). BROCCOLI CHEESE SAUCE: Water, Broccoli, Cheddar Club Cheese (Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [Color]), Modified Whey, Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cheese Flavor (Whey, Cheese [Granular and Blue {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzyme}], Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Salt, Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite. May Contain: Sugar, Brown Sugar, and/or Smoke Flavor), Sugar, DATEM, Sodium Phosphates, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Guar Gum, Maltodextrin, Beta Carotene (Color). CONTAINS: MILK.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 moderate · 1 low · 3 not assessed

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