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Cheese puffs

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger 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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Sodium phosphatesMinor 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

  • Cornmeal60%No flag
  • Vegetable oil20%No flag›
  • Contains one and more of the following10%No flag
  • Corn10%No flag›
  • Sunflower5%No flag›
  • Canola oil5%No flag›
  • Cheese flavored seasoning10%No flag
  • Whey5%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin2.5%No flag›
  • Reduced lactose whey1.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Natural cheddar flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • E339ii<0.1%No flag
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural blue cheese flavor<0.1%No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Extractives of tumericNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Whey proteinNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Deproteinized whey5%No flag
  • Salt5%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphates (E339)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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Corn meal, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, sunflower or canola oil), cheese flavored seasoning (whey, maltodextrin, reduced lactose whey, salt, natural cheddar cheese flavor, artificial flavor, disodium phosphate, cream, natural blue cheese flavor, artificial color [yellow 6, extractives of tumeric, yellow 5], whey protein concentrate, lactic acid, citric acid), deproteinized whey, salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic 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

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1 low · 1 not assessed

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