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Chicken nuggets

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Jun 2023

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Chicken72%No flag›
  • Batter23.5%No flag
  • Contains19%No flag
  • Water19%No flag›
  • Corn starch2.3%No flag›
  • Flour1.1%No flag›
  • Wheat0.6%No flag›
  • Gluten0.6%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Spice0.1%No flag›
  • Msg · E621<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Flavour enhancer<0.1%No flag
  • E621<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500No flag
  • ThickenersNo flag
  • E412No flag
  • E415No flag
  • CrumbNo flag
  • 94No flag
  • YeastNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • Sunflower seedNo flag›
  • Tbhq · E319No flag
  • E319No flag
  • Improving agentNo flag
  • E300No flag
  • GlutenNo flag›
  • Predust2.3%No flag
  • Contains1.1%No flag
  • Flour0.6%No flag›
  • Wheat0.6%No flag›
  • Gluten0.6%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.3%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Stabiliser<0.1%No flag
  • E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Spice1.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Spice0.3%No flag›
  • Vegetable concentrate0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Msg · E621<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Flavour enhancer<0.1%No flag
  • E621<0.1%Moderate

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

  • ThickenerNo flag
  • E415No flag
  • HerbsNo flag
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Allereens0.6%No flag
  • Contain0.6%No flag
  • Soya0.3%No flag›
  • Wheat gluty contain0.1%No flag
  • Cow's milk0.1%No flag
  • Egg0.1%No flag›
Show original label text

chicken (72 %), batter [contains: water (19%), maize starch, flour (wheat, gluten), modified maize starch, salt, spice, msg (flavour enhancer (e621), dextrose, raising agent (e500), thickeners (e412, e415), crumb (94) [contains: wheat flour (gluten), yeast, salt, wheat gluten, vegetable oil (sunflower seed, tbhq (e319)), improving agent (e300, gluten)], predust [contains: flour (wheat, gluten), maize starch, modified maize starch, salt, spices, stabilizer (e466)], spice [salt, spices, vegetable concentrate (soya), vegetable powder, dextrose, msg (flavour enhancer (e621)), thickener (e415), herbs, flavouring], allereens: contain: soya, wheat gluty contain: cow's milk, egg,

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Jun 2023

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 4 ingredients yet.

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