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Caramelised French Onion Dip

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Jul 2020

Why it's rated this way

2 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. 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

  • Cream cheese36.5%No flag
  • Milk21%No flag›
  • Cream7.8%No flag›
  • Salt3.9%No flag›
  • Stabilisers1.9%No flag
  • 4101%No flag
  • 4121%No flag
  • Microbial culture1.9%No flag
  • Yogurt31.8%No flag›
  • Milk18.6%No flag›
  • Milk solids6.6%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers3.3%No flag
  • 4521.6%No flag
  • 4711.6%No flag
  • Thíckeners1.6%No flag
  • 4400.8%No flag
  • 4060.8%No flag
  • Microbial culture1.6%No flag
  • Onion27%No flag›
  • Onion24.3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.8%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil0.4%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil2.4%No flag›
  • Salt1.2%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.6%No flag›
  • Yeast extract0.3%No flag›
  • Thickener0.1%No flag
  • 4150.1%No flag
  • Acidity regulators<0.1%No flag
  • 270<0.1%No flag
  • 260<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • 211<0.1%No flag
  • 202<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate (E211)Moderate

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

  • 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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cream cheese (milk, cream, salt, stabilisers (410, 412), starter culture), yoghurt (milk, milk solids, emulsifiers (452, 471), thíckeners (440, 406), starter cultures), caramelised onion 27% (onion 90%, sugar, vegetable oil, vinegar), vegetable oil, salt, vinegar, yeast extract, thickener (415), acidity regulators (270, 260), preservatives (211, 202),

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Jul 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.
  • 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

What drives this

  • SaltModerate concern

1 moderate · 5 not assessed

5 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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