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Mashed Potatoes Original
Bob EvansMeals · 0075900005349

Mashed Potatoes Original

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 May 2026

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. DiphosphatesMinor 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

  • Potatoes57.1%No flag›
  • Milk21.4%No flag›
  • Butter10.7%No flag›
  • Cream5.4%No flag›
  • Salt5.4%No flag›
  • Margarine5.4%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.7%No flag›
  • Water1.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated cottonseed oil0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Diacetyl tartaric acid of ester of mono- and diglyceridesNo flag
  • Calcium silicate · E552No flag
  • Anti caking agentNo flag
  • Preservative2.7%No flag
  • Colour1.3%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.7%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.3%No flag›
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i1.3%No flag
  • Spice1.3%No flag›
  • Diphosphates (E450)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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Potatoes, milk, butter (cream, salt), margarine (soybean oil, water, salt, whey solids, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [preservative], citric acid, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate, diacetyl tartaric acid of ester of mono and diglycerides, calcium silicate [anticaking agent]), preservative (artificial color, potassium sorbate, salt, and soybean oil), sodium acid pyrophosphate, spice.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 May 2026

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.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 5 ingredients yet.

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