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Clover ValleyFrozen Foods · 0854294005964

Sweet & Sour Chicken

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • 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. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Chicken60%No flag›
  • Chicken breast with rib meat33.3%No flag
  • Water13.3%No flag›
  • Coating13.3%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids6.7%No flag›
  • Vinegar6.7%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin3.3%No flag›
  • Modified corn1.7%No flag
  • Tapioca starch0.8%No flag
  • Vinegar0.8%No flag›
  • Sauce20%No flag
  • Water10%No flag›
  • Sugar4.1%No flag›
  • Green peppers2.9%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper1.5%No flag›
  • Pineapple0.7%No flag›
  • Filtered water0.4%No flag
  • Pineapple0.2%No flag›
  • Concentrated pineapple juice<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin c<0.1%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Modified food starch0.2%No flag›
  • Ginger<0.1%No flag›
  • Pineapple juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate<0.1%No flag
  • Vine-ripened fresh tomatoes and naturally derived citric acid<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Olive oilNo flag›
  • Contains less thanNo flag
  • Phosphoric acid · E338Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Soy sauceNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • WheatNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Less than 1No flag
  • 10 of 1% as food preservativeNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Cooked white rice10%No flag
  • Water5%No flag›
  • Rice5%No flag›
  • Pineapple5%No flag›
  • Filtered water2.5%No flag
  • Pineapple1.3%No flag›
  • Concentrated pineapple juice0.6%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.6%No flag
  • Vitamin c0.6%No flag›
  • Carrots5%No flag›
Show original label text

Cooked chicken (chicken breast with rib meat, water, seasoning [corn syrup solids, vinegar powder {maltodextrin, modified corn and tapioca starch, dried vinegar}]), sauce (water, sugar, green peppers, red peppers, pineapple [filtered water, pineapples, pineapple juice concentrate, ascorbic acid {vitamin c}], vinegar, modified food starch, ginger, pineapple juice, tomato paste [vine-ripened fresh tomatoes and naturally derived citric acid], salt, garlic [garlic, water, olive oil, contains less than 1%: phosphoric acid and sodium benzoate], soy sauce [water, soybeans, wheat, salt, potassium sorbate: less than 1/10 of 1% as food preservative] citric acid), cooked white rice (water, rice), pineapple (filtered water, pineapples, pineapple juice concentrate, ascorbic acid [vitamin c]), carrots.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares 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
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 3 ingredients yet.

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