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Salted Snacks · 0884853620390

Chunky potato salad with egg

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

2 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. 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

  • Potatoes53.3%No flag›
  • Mayonnaise23.3%No flag
  • Soya oil11.7%No flag›
  • Water5.8%No flag›
  • Egg yolk2.9%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Mustard0.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Lemon juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Eggs11.7%No flag›
  • Salad dressing5.8%No flag
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Modified food starch0.2%No flag›
  • Egg yolk<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Lemon juiceNo flag›
  • Sour cream2.9%No flag
  • Soured milk1.5%No flag
  • Cream0.7%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.4%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

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

  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Mustard1.5%No flag
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Mustard seed0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Turmeric<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Onions0.4%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Glucono-delta-lactone · E575<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
  • White pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Celery seedsNo flag›
Show original label text

Potatoes, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolk, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, salt, mustard, natural flavor, citric acid, calcium disodium edta [to protect flavor], lemon juice), eggs, salad dressing (water, soybean oil, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, modified food starch, egg yolk, salt, natural flavor, garlic, paprika, calcium disodium edta [to protect flavor], lemon juice), sour cream (cultured milk, cream, nonfat milk, modified corn starch, guar gum, sodium citrate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate [preservative], natural flavor), mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, turmeric), sugar, onions, vinegar, salt, glucono-delta-lactone, sodium benzoate (preservative), white pepper, potassium sorbate (preservative), celery seeds.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Egg, Mustard, 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.
  • 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

What drives this

3 low · 5 not assessed

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