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Brown Gravy Mix

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are 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.
  2. 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

  • Fortified wheat flour53.6%No flag
  • With niacin · E37527.3%No flag
  • Reduced iron13.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate6.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1013.3%No flag
  • And FOLIC ACID1.6%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.8%No flag›
  • And POTASSIUM BROMATE · E9240.8%No flag
  • Maltodextrin23.2%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed corn protein11.6%No flag
  • Salt5.8%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch2.9%No flag›
  • Corn starch1.5%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.7%Moderate

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

  • Caramel color · E150a0.4%No flag
  • Torula yeast0.2%No flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Beetroot<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • RIBOTIDE INOSINATE and GUANYLATE<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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ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AND FOLIC ACID, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, AND POTASSIUM BROMATE) MALTODEXTRIN, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, SALT,MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CORN STARCH, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CARAMEL COLOR, TORULA YEAST, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, BEET POWDER, LACTIC ACID, RIBOTIDE INOSINATE AND GUANYLATE.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

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.
  • 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 · 3 not assessed

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