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Canned Foods · 0004656701774

Broth, beef

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
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 4 Oct 2024

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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

  • Beef broth97.5%No flag
  • Water64.5%No flag›
  • Dehydrated beef stock16.5%No flag
  • Beef extract16.5%No flag›
  • Contains less than 1% of0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Yeast extract0.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.4%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.4%No flag
  • Onion0.4%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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Beef stock (water, dehydrated beef stock, beef extract), contains less than 1% of: salt, natural flavor, yeast extract, dextrose, caramel color, onion juice concentrate.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 2 not assessed

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