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Snacks · 0040232667213

Beef, cheddar & cracker snack

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Beef stick50%No flag
  • Beef25%No flag›
  • Salt12.5%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of6.3%No flag
  • Corn syrup solids6.3%No flag›
  • Natural spices3.1%No flag
  • Dextrose1.6%No flag›
  • Lactic acid starter culture0.8%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.2%No flag
  • Made from sugar0.2%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

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

  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Sharp yellow cheddar cheese25%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk12.5%No flag
  • Lactic ferments6.3%No flag
  • Salt3.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme1.6%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b0.8%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Vegetable pigment0.8%No flag
  • E460ii0.8%No flag
  • Anti caking agent0.8%No flag
  • Honey mustard dip12.5%No flag
  • Soya oil6.3%No flag›
  • Water3.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.6%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Honey0.2%No flag›
  • Egg<0.1%No flag›
  • Mustard seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Apple cider vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon juice from concentrateNo flag
  • Egg yolkNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Food starch-modifiedNo flag›
  • MustardNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • As preservativeNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Food fiberNo flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Crostini cracker12.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour6.3%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil3.1%No flag›
  • Extra virgin olive oil1.6%No flag
  • Sea salt0.8%No flag›
  • Brewer's yeast0.4%No flag
  • Wheat malt0.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
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Beef stick (beef, salt, contains 2% or less of: corn syrup solids, natural spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, natural flavorings, sodium erythorbate [made from sugar], garlic powder, sodium nitrite, water), sharp yellow cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto [vegetable color], powdered cellulose [to prevent caking]), honey mustard dip (soybean oil, water, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, honey, egg, ground mustard seed, sugar, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice from concentrate, egg yolk, salt, food starch-modified, mustard flour, sodium benzoate [as preservative], spice, xanthan gum [food fiber], onion powder, extractives of turmeric & paprika), crostini cracker (unbleached wheat flour, non-hydrogenated expeller-pressed palm kernel oil, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, brewer's yeast, wheat malt, natural flavors).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

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