Mozzarella Rustica Italian Style Meatballs by Carando · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingMozzarella Rustica Italian Style Meatballs
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- Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
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
AdditivesModerate
1 flagged additive(s), worst MODERATE
- 1nutrition base band "critical" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) — Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (11)
- DEXTROSE77.75%—›
- FLAVORINGS2.5%—
- PAPRIKA2.5%—›
- CORN SYRUP2.5%—›
- LACTATE2.5%—›
- BHA2.5%⚠ moderate
- PROPYL GALLATE2.5%—
- CITRIC ACID2.5%—
- PROCESS MOZZARELLA CHEESE2.375%—
- LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE1.1875%—
- PART-SKIM MILK0.59375%—
- CULTURES0.296875%—
- SALT0.1484375%—›
- ENZYMES0.1484375%—›
- WATER0.59375%—›
- CREAM0.296875%—›
- SALT1.125%—›
- PARSLEY1.25%—›
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DEXTROSE, FLAVORINGS, PAPRIKA, CORN SYRUP, LACTATE, BHA, PROPYL GALLATE, CITRIC ACID, PROCESS MOZZARELLA CHEESE (LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PART-SKIM MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, CREAM, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID, POWDERED CELLULOSE, NATAMYCIN), SALT, PARSLEY
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.