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Snacks · 0038000847530

Chile con queso potato crisps

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • 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. 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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. 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

  • Potatoes52%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil24%No flag›
  • Contains one and more of the following12%No flag
  • Corn oil12%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil6%No flag›
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • And sunflower oil3%No flag›
  • Corn starch12%No flag›
  • Degerminated yellow corn flour6%No flag
  • Rice flour3%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin1.5%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.8%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of salt0.4%No flag
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E621<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Soured milk<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed soy protein<0.1%No flag
  • E262iiNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Jalapeno pepperNo flag›
  • Paprika extract · E160cNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • Yellow 5 lake · E102High

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

  • Yellow 6 lake · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Wheat dextroseNo flag
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Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, and/or sunflower oil), cornstarch, degerminated yellow corn flour, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, contains 2% or less of salt, whey, monosodium glutamate, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), garlic powder, hydrolyzed soy protein, sodium diacetate, citric acid, onion powder, lactic acid, natural and artificial flavor, jalapeno pepper, paprika extract (color), annatto extract (color), canola oil, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, wheat dextrose.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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

4 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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