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Big YFrozen Foods · 0691715007288

Stuffed Clams

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Molluscs
  • Sesame
  • Soy

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. 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.
  2. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Breadcrumbs54.2%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour27.4%No flag
  • Contains iron13.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.8%No flag
  • Thiamin3.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
  • And folic acid1.7%No flag›
  • Water13.4%No flag›
  • Soya oil6.7%No flag›
  • Dextrose3.3%No flag›
  • Yeast1.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Sesame seeds0.5%No flag
  • Diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides0.3%No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.2%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Flour treatment agent<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Fungal enzyme<0.1%No flag
  • Azodicarbonamide · E927a<0.1%No flag
  • Celery22.9%No flag›
  • Onion11.5%No flag›
  • Butter blend5.7%No flag
  • Canola2.9%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.4%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Butter0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sweet cream buttermilk solids<0.1%No flag
  • Lecithin · E322i<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Artificial butter flavorNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Vitamin aNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Chopped ocean clams2.9%No flag
  • Clam1.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • E452vi0.5%No flag
  • To retain natural juices0.2%No flag
  • And calcium disodium edta · E3850.1%No flag
  • To protect color0.1%No flag
  • Tvp0.1%No flag
  • Soya flour0.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Pepper0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic granular<0.1%No flag
  • Red bell pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Polyphosphates (E452)Low

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

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Bread crumbs (enriched wheat flour [contains iron, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, and folic acid], water, soybean oil, dextrose, yeast, salt, sesame seeds, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono and diglycerides, calcium propionate, dough conditioners [ascorbic acid, fungal enzyme, azodicarbonamide]), celery, onion, butter blend (canola and/or soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water, butter, salt, sweet cream buttermilk solids, lecithin, mono and diglycerides, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [preservatives], artificial butter flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a, palmitate). chopped ocean clams (clam juice, salt, sodium tripolyphosphate (to retain natural juices], and calcium disodium edta [to protect color], tvp [soy flour]), salt, pepper, garlic granular, red pepper flakes.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Gluten, Molluscs, Sesame, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • 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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