Sazon, Seasoning With Coriander & Annatto by Knorr, Unilever · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingSazon, Seasoning With Coriander & Annatto
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
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Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical⚠Contains additive of concern- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health bandFood healthCritical
- 1nutrition base band "critical" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Tartrazine — Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Allura red AC — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) — Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Annatto / bixin / norbixin — Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (12)
- Monosodium glutamate54.166666666666664%⚠ moderate
- Iodized salt16.875%—
- Salt8.4375%—›
- Potassium iodide8.4375%—›
- Spices14.479166666666671%—›
- Garlic7.239583333333336%—›
- Maltodextrin3.6197916666666714%—›
- Corn3.6197916666666714%—›
- Yellow 51.8098958333333357%⚠ high
- Sunflower oil0.9049479166666714%—›
- Silicon dioxide0.4524739583333357%—
- Prevents caking0.4524739583333357%—
- Onion0.2262369791666714%—›
- Annatto0.1131184895833357%⚠ low
- Annatto0.056559244791671404%⚠ low
- For color0.056559244791671404%—
- Red 400.056559244791671404%⚠ high
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Monosodium glutamate, iodized salt (salt, potassium iodide), spices, garlic powder, maltodextrin (corn), yellow 5, sunflower oil, silicon dioxide (prevents caking), onion powder, annatto extract and annatto (for color), red 40.
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall critical safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.