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Frozen Foods · 0713456006457

Cajun style etouffee base

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Fish
  • Gluten
  • Molluscs
  • Shellfish
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Oct 2020

Why it's rated this way

4 additives on this label are 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Disodium guanylateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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.
  4. Disodium inosinateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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

  • Water53.1%No flag›
  • Bell peppers23.4%No flag
  • Onions11.7%No flag›
  • Celery5.9%No flag›
  • Seafood base2.9%No flag
  • Lobster1.5%No flag›
  • Shrimp0.7%No flag›
  • Crab0.4%No flag
  • Clams0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Potato<0.1%No flag›
  • Clarified butter oilNo flag
  • Hydrolysed soy proteinNo flag
  • Wheat gluten proteinNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • ShrimpNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • Dextrin · E1400No flag
  • Disodium inosinate · E631Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Disodium guanylate · E627Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Dehydrated bonitoNo flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Wheat flour1.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.2%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.7%No flag›
  • Salted butter0.7%No flag
  • Cream0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.4%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Spring onion0.2%No flag
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable broth<0.1%No flag
  • Carrots<0.1%No flag›
  • CeleryNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • ParsnipsNo flag›
  • TurnipsNo flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Water, bell peppers, onions, celery, seafood base (cooked lobster, shrimp, crab and clams, salt, maltodextrin, soybean oil, dehydrated potato, clarified butter oil, hydrolyzed soy protein, wheat gluten protein, natural flavor [extract of shrimp, salt, yeast extract, dextrin, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate], dehydrated bonito [fish], onion powder, xanthan gum, paprika), enriched bleached wheat flour (bleached wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], malted barley flour), salted butter (cream, salt), contains 2% or less of: modified corn starch, green onions, soybean oil, salt, vegetable broth (carrots, celery, onion, parsnips, turnips), spices, caramel color, citric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Fish, Gluten, Molluscs, Shellfish, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Oct 2020

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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Disodium guanylateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
  • Disodium inosinateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 low · 5 not assessed

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