Beef gravy by Bisto · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Bisto BBisto
VerdictConsider avoidingBeef gravy
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 (16)
- Maltodextrin53.333333333333336%—›
- Potato starch23.333333333333332%—›
- Salt4.72%—›
- Vegetable oils4.72%—›
- Palm vegetable oils2.36%—›
- Rapeseed vegetable oils2.36%—›
- Flavour enhancers4.72%—
- Msg2.36%⚠ moderate
- Disorienting 5-ribonucleotides2.36%—
- Colour4.586666666666666%—
- Ammonia caramel4.586666666666666%—
- Flavourings2.2933333333333366%—
- Sugar1.1466666666666683%—›
- Beef extract0.5733333333333377%—›
- Maltodextrin0.28666666666666885%—›
- Beef extract0.28666666666666885%—›
- Onion0.28666666666666885%—›
- Emulsifier0.14333333333333087%—
- Soya lectin0.14333333333333087%—
- Potassium chloride0.07166666666666544%—
- Black pepper extract0.035833333333329165%—
- Onion oil0.017916666666664582%—›
- Rosemary extract0.017916666666664582%—
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)⚠ moderate
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maltodextrin, potato starch, salt, vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed), flavour enhancers (msg, disorienting 5-ribonucleotides), colour (ammonia caramel), flavourings, sugar, beef extract powder (maltodextrin, beef extract), onion powder, emulsifier (soya lectin), potassium chloride, black pepper extract, onion oil, rosemary extract.
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.