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Condiments · 0070200522015

Blue cheese veggie dip

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Soya oil52.6%No flag›
  • Water23.7%No flag›
  • Sour cream11.8%No flag
  • Cream5.9%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch3%No flag›
  • Gelatin · E4281.5%No flag
  • Acetic acid · E2600.7%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.4%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E2700.2%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Phosphoric acid · E338<0.1%Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Locust beanNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Blue cheese5.9%No flag›
  • Milk3%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.7%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar3%No flag›
  • Egg yolk1.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Garlic0.2%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Phosphoric acid · E338<0.1%Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Mustard seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Cultured whey<0.1%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E621Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium benzoate added as preservativesNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium disodium edta added to protect flavorNo flag
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Soybean oil, water, sour cream (cream, modified corn starch, gelatin, acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, natural and artificial flavor, phosphoric acid, mono and di-glycerides, sodium phosphate, locust bean and/or xanthan gum), blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), distilled vinegar, egg yolk, high fructose corn syrup, salt, dehydrated garlic, xanthan gum, phosphoric acid, mustard seed, cultured whey, monosodium glutamate, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate added as preservatives, spice, natural flavor, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, 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
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 6 not assessed

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