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Chicken with peanut sauce

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Peanut
  • Sesame
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

3 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. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Cooked whole wheat linguini58.3%No flag
  • Water31.9%No flag›
  • Whole wheat durum semolina13.2%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E40713.2%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Chicken20.8%No flag›
  • Chicken breast with rib meat10.4%No flag
  • Water5.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.6%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3391.3%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.7%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.7%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Cayenne pepper1%No flag›
  • Peanut sauce10.4%No flag
  • Water5.2%No flag›
  • Peanut paste2.6%No flag
  • Peanuts2.6%No flag›
  • Soy sauce1.3%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Wheat0.3%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Rice vinegar0.3%No flag
  • Ginger0.2%No flag›
  • Ginger<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Phosphoric acid · E338<0.1%Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Sesame oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Snow pea5.2%No flag›
  • Carrots2.6%No flag›
  • Water chestnuts2.6%No flag
Show original label text

Cooked whole wheat linguini (water, whole wheat durum semolina, carrageenan), roasted chicken (chicken breast with rib meat, water, soybean oil, sodium phosphate [sodium phosphate, carrageenan], salt, cayenne pepper), peanut sauce (water, peanut butter [dry roasted peanuts], soy sauce [water, wheat, soybeans, salt, lactic acid, sodium benzoate {preservative}], sugar, rice vinegar, ginger puree [ginger, water, phosphoric acid], garlic [garlic, citric acid], sesame oil, modified corn starch, spices), sugar snap peas, carrots, water chestnuts.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Peanut, Sesame, 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.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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

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