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Sandwiches · 0097488017309

Chicken salad on freshly sliced bread

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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. 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.
  2. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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. Calcium 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.
  4. Polysorbate 80Minor 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

  • Chicken salad50.8%No flag
  • Chicken breast50.8%No flag›
  • Water24.6%No flag›
  • Celery12.3%No flag›
  • Cucumbers6.1%No flag›
  • Coconut3.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • And less than 2% of natural flavors<0.1%No flag
  • Celery salt<0.1%No flag
  • Egg yolk<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Glucono delta lactone · E575No flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • GumsNo flag›
  • Xanthan · E415No flag
  • GuarNo flag›
  • Sodium alginate · E401No flag
  • AlumNo flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E509No flag
  • Sodium phosphates · E339No flag
  • Potassium lactate · E326No flag
  • Potassium acetate · E261No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

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

  • ColourNo flag
  • Wheat breadNo flag
  • Fortified wheat flourNo flag
  • FlourNo flag›
  • Barley malt flourNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Whole grain whole wheat flourNo flag
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and lessNo flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • To prevent spoilageNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Ethoxylated mono- and diglyceridesNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Ammonium sulfate · E517No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid added as a dough conditionerNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Azodicarbonamide · E927aNo flag
  • Calcium peroxide · E930No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)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

Chicken salad: chicken breast, water, celery, cucumbers, coconut and/or soybean oil, high fructose corn syrup, bleached wheat flour, sugar, vinegar, and less than 2% of natural flavors, celery salt, egg yolk, textured soy flour, citric acid, maltodextrin, dextrose, yeast, salt, modified food starch, glucono delta lactone, turmeric, spices, gums, (xanthan, guar, sodium alginate), alum, calcium chloride, sodium phosphates, potassium lactate, potassium acetate, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate, polysorbate 80, and color added. wheat bread: enriched wheat flour (flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, whole grain whole wheat flour, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, wheat gluten, contains 2% or less: soybean oil (non-hydrogenated), salt, calcium propionate (to prevent spoilage), mono - & diglycerides, ethoxylated mono - & diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sugar, calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, wheat starch, defatted soy flour, ascorbic acid added as a dough conditioner, enzymes, azodicarbonamide, calcium peroxide, soy lecithin.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

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.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic 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

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8 moderate · 5 low · 15 not assessed

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