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Salted Snacks · 0041268210145

Chef salad with turkey & ham

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg

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. Sodium nitriteHigh concernForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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

  • Iceberg lettuce56.3%No flag
  • Romaine lettuce21.9%No flag›
  • Hard cooked egg10.9%No flag
  • Eggs5.5%No flag›
  • Water2.7%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3301.4%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2111.4%Moderate

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

  • Turkey breast5.5%No flag›
  • Turkey breast2.7%No flag›
  • Water1.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of sugar0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.2%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • E262ii0.1%No flag
  • Preservative0.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium lactate · E326<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Ham with natural juices2.7%No flag
  • Ham cured with water1.4%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of sugar0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Potassium lactate · E3260.2%No flag
  • E262ii0.1%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Grape tomatoes1.4%No flag
  • Mild cheddar cheese0.7%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk0.3%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Vegetable pigment<0.1%No flag
  • Potato starch<0.1%No flag›
  • E460iiNo flag
  • Anti caking agentNo flag
  • Natamycin · E235No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Carrot0.7%No flag›
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Iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, hard cooked egg (eggs, water, citric acid, sodium benzoate), turkey breast (turkey breast, water, contains 2% or less of sugar, salt, sodium phosphate [preservative], sodium diacetate [preservative], sodium nitrite [preservative], potassium lactate [preservative], sodium erythorbate [preservative]), ham with natural juices (ham cured with water, contains 2% or less of sugar, salt, potassium lactate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, sodium phosphate), grape tomatoes, mild cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto [vegetable color], potato starch and powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]), carrot.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 3 ingredients yet.

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