Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Cheddar cheese pepper bites
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Cheddar cheese24.2%No flag
- Pasteurised milk12.1%No flag
- Lactic ferments6.1%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E5090.2%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.2%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Yellow corn flour0.8%No flag
- Contains less than 2% of calcium chloride0.4%No flag
- Cultured nonfat milk0.2%No flag
- Fortified wheat flour<0.1%No flag
- Niacin · E375No flag
- Riboflavin · E101No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Raising agentNo flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Methylcellulose · E461No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Paprika extract · E160cNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Parmigiano reggianoNo flag
- Pasteurised milkNo flag
- Microbial cultureNo flag
- Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
- Sodium alginate · E401No flag
- E452viNo 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.
- 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.
Show original label text
Bleached wheat flour, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto color), water, jalapeno peppers (jalapeno peppers, water, vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate), soybean oil, milk, yellow corn flour, contains less than 2% of calcium chloride, cultured nonfat milk, dextrose, dried egg, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), food starch-modified, guar gum, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), methylcellulose, milk protein concentrate, natural flavor, paprika extract (color), parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, enzymes, salt), partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, silicon dioxide, sodium alginate, sodium citrate, sodium tripolyphosphate, soy flour, spice, wheat flour, whey, yeast, yeast extract.
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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.
- 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
13 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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