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Chowder Pot of HartfordMeals · 0864332000400

Clam chowder

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Molluscs

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 Jan 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
    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. DiphosphatesMinor 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.
  3. PolyphosphatesMinor 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Whole milk52.3%No flag
  • Water23.9%No flag›
  • Chopped ocean clams11.9%No flag
  • Ocean clams6%No flag
  • Clam3%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • E452vi0.7%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E3850.4%No flag
  • Chopped ocean clams0.2%No flag
  • Ocean clams<0.1%No flag
  • Natural juices<0.1%No flag
  • Quahog clams<0.1%No flag
  • Potatoes<0.1%No flag›
  • Potatoes<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Clam<0.1%No flag›
  • Ocean clam juice<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Salted butter<0.1%No flag
  • CreamNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • UnbleachedNo flag
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Durum wheat flourNo flag
  • Barley malt flourNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Clam baseNo flag
  • Cooked clams in clam brothNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Potato flourNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • ClamNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Salt porkNo flag
  • Pork cured with waterNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrate · E251Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.

  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Polyphosphates (E452)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Whole milk, water, chopped ocean clams (ocean clams, clam juice, salt, sodium tripolyphosphate, calcium disodium edta, chopped ocean clams (ocean clams, natural juices), quahog clams, potatoes (potatoes, sodium acid pyrophosphate, potassium sorbate), clam juice (ocean clam juice, salt), salted butter (cream, salt), unbleached/unbromated wheat flour (unbleached hard wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), onion, clam base (cooked clams in clam broth, salt, butter, potato flour, sugar, maltodextrin, yeast extract, clam extract, onion powder and flavor), salt pork (pork cured with water, salt, sugar, dextrose, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrate), modified food starch, salt, sugar, spices.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Molluscs.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 Jan 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitrateReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 6 not assessed

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