Au jus by Campbells · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Campbells CCampbells
VerdictConsider avoidingAu jus
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
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- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Food health
Critical
- 1nutrition base band "critical" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Ammonia caramel — Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) — Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (14)
- Water53.84615384615385%—›
- Beef stock23.076923076923077%—
- Contains less than 2% of7.5%—
- Salt7.5%—›
- Monosodium glutamate7.5%⚠ moderate
- Yeast extract4.03846153846154%—›
- Dextrose2.0192307692307736%—›
- Hydrolyzed yeast protein1.0096153846153868%—›
- Caramel color0.5048076923076934%—
- Dehydrated onions0.2524038461538467%—
- Beef fat0.1262019230769198%—›
- Hydrolyzed soy protein0.0631009615384599%—
- Garlic0.0315504807692264%—›
- Hydrolyzed wheat gluten0.0315504807692264%—›
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)⚠ moderate
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Water, beef stock, contains less than 2% of: salt, monosodium glutamate, yeast extract, dextrose, hydrolyzed yeast protein, caramel color, dehydrated onions, beef fat, hydrolyzed soy protein, dehydrated garlic, hydrolyzed wheat gluten.
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.