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Best Cheese Corp.Dairies · 0217118603362

Uniekaas, Smoked Gouda

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. Sodium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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. PolyphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Gouda cheese53.3%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk27.2%No flag
  • Salt1.8%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments1.8%No flag
  • Rennet1.8%No flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E5091.8%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b19.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Water23.3%No flag›
  • Butter11.7%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3395.8%Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Polyphosphate · E4522.9%Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Emulsifying salts2.9%No flag
  • Corn starch1.5%No flag›
  • Whey powder0.7%No flag
  • Maasdam cheese0.4%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk0.2%No flag
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Casein<0.1%No flag›
  • E339ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Natural smokeNo flag
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Gouda cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, lactic acid bacteria, rennet, calcium chloride, annatto ), water, butter, sodium phosphate & polyphosphate (emulsifying salts), cornstarch, whey powder. maasdam cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), water, butter, casein, disodium phosphate, sodium citrate, sorbic acid (preservative) and natural smoke.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 moderate · 1 low · 2 not assessed

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