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Condiments · 0602573189009

Chicken riggie sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

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

Why it's rated this way

4 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. 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. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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.
  4. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Tomatoes53.3%No flag›
  • Water23.3%No flag›
  • Green pepper11.7%No flag›
  • Butter5.8%No flag›
  • Onion2.9%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate1.5%No flag
  • Olive oil0.7%No flag›
  • Cherry peppers0.4%No flag
  • Fresh cherry peppers0.2%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

  • Sodium metabisulfite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Sherry wine0.2%No flag
  • Chicken base<0.1%No flag
  • Chicken<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E621<0.1%Moderate

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

  • SugarNo flag›
  • Chicken fatNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Of turmericNo flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Basil<0.1%No flag›
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
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Tomatoes, water, green pepper, butter, onion, tomato paste, olive oil, cherry peppers (fresh cherry peppers, water, vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate, yellow 5, sodium metabisulfite), sherry wine, chicken base (roasted mechanically separated chicken, salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, chicken fat, flavoring, xanthan gum, extractive of turmeric), garlic, salt, basil, parsley, spice.

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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 6 not assessed

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