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Chicken Bouillon Cubes
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Chicken Bouillon Cubes

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 8 May 2023

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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. Disodium guanylateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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

  • Vitamin d omgNo flag
  • Calcium omgNo flag
  • Iron omg 0% oasi in meric onion powder16.7%No flag
  • Spice12.5%No flag›
  • Garlic powder amount10%No flag
  • Serving % daily value amountisering d m glutamate8.3%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of chicke nosinate and disodium guanylate7.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Silicon dioxide ant ed by acsociated wholesale grocers inc2.5%No flag
  • Kansas o s2.5%No flag
  • Salt2.5%No flag›
  • Flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Hydrolysed corn protein2.5%No flag
  • Salts narition acts sevings container enving size cholesterol omg 0% me2.5%No flag
  • 492.5%No flag
  • Sodium 1100mg 48% protein 0g alories w eving 0% total carb2.5%No flag
  • Total fat 0g sat2.5%No flag
  • Fat 0g 0% fiber og total sugars fg incl2.5%No flag
  • Ade suas 2 trans fat 0g salt2.5%No flag
  • Flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Hydrolysed corn protein2.5%No flag
  • Sugar2.5%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutemate2.4%No flag
  • Chicken fat2.3%No flag›
  • Chicken natural flavour2.2%No flag
  • Silicone dioxide2.1%No flag
  • Tumeric2%No flag›
  • Onion1%No flag›
  • Spice0.5%No flag›
  • Garlic powder salt0.2%No flag
  • Flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Hydrolysed corn protein<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutemate<0.1%No flag
  • Chicken fatNo flag›
  • Chicken natural flavourNo flag
  • Silicone dioxideNo flag
  • TumericNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Disodium guanylate (E627)Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

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vitamin d omg 0% • calcium omg 0% • iron omg 0% oasi in meric onion powder, spice, garlic powder amount/serving % daily value amountisering d m glutamate, contains 2% or less of chicke nosinate and disodium guanylate, dehydrated contains natural flavor), silicon dioxide ant ed by acsociated wholesale grocers inc. kansas o s: salt, flavor (hydrolyzed corn protein, salts narition acts sevings container enving size cholesterol omg 0% me (49) sodium 1100mg 48% protein 0g alories w eving 0% total carb. 1g total fat 0g sat. fat 0g 0% fiber og total sugars fg incl. 1g ade suas 2 trans fat 0g salt, flavour, hydrolyzed corn protein, sugar, monosodium glutemate, chicken fat, chicken natural flavour, silicone dioxide, tumeric, onion powder, spice, garlic powder salt, flavour, hydrolyzed corn protein, sugar, monosodium glutemate, chicken fat, chicken natural flavour, silicone dioxide, tumeric, onion powder, spice, garlic powder

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Disodium guanylateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 minor · 2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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