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Chinese Char Siu
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Chinese Char Siu

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Nov 2021

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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

  • Rice52.9%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin23.5%No flag›
  • Potato ben fudy unat sauce powder11.8%No flag
  • Maltodextrin5.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.8%No flag›
  • Wheat0.8%No flag›
  • Spring onion0.8%No flag
  • Tomato0.8%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper0.8%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.7%No flag
  • Garlic0.3%No flag›
  • Ginger powder0.2%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Malt vinegar<0.1%No flag
  • From barley<0.1%No flag›
  • May contain coconut<0.1%No flag
  • Retarian g initrition facts no ms<0.1%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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dried rice, maltodextrin, potato ben fudy unat sauce powder [maltodextrin, salt, soy beans, wheat), dried scallions, tomato powder, dried red pepper, caramel color, garlic powder, ground ginger, spices, malt vinegar powder (from barley), may contain coconut, retarian g initrition facts no ms

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Nov 2021

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

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