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Carrefour taiwanese garlic sausage
Carrefour4717546100373

Carrefour taiwanese garlic sausage

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

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 26 Mar 2019

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium sulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions in 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  • Product Name55.6%No flag
  • Ingredients55.6%No flag
  • Pork sugar 陼瞗 clothing22.2%No flag
  • Salt garlic11.1%No flag
  • Flavoring agent5.6%No flag
  • L-sodium glutamate5.6%No flag›
  • Spice2.8%No flag›
  • Liquorice powder1.4%No flag
  • Osmanthus powder1.4%No flag
  • Binding agent1.4%No flag
  • Sodium polyphosphate · E452i0.7%No flag
  • E452ii0.3%No flag
  • Sodium metaphosphate0.2%No flag›
  • Pyrophosphate Sodium0.2%No flag
  • Antioxidant0.7%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.7%No flag
  • Colour retention agent0.3%No flag
  • Sodium sulfite · E2210.2%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Net weight0.3%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)Moderate

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

  • 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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Product Name: Ingredients: Pork sugar 陼瞗 clothing, salt garlic, flavoring agent (L-sodium glutamate), spice (licorice powder, osmanthus powder), binding agent (sodium polyphosphate, potassium metaphosphate, sodium metaphosphate, pyrophosphate Sodium), antioxidant sodium erythorbate), color retention agent (sodium sulfite, salt) net weight: 350 grams

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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