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Beef broth
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Beef broth

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 1 Apr 2026

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

  • Beef broth97.8%No flag
  • Water72.8%No flag›
  • Beef broth25%No flag
  • Sugars0.2%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate0.2%No flag
  • Yeast extract0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • High oleic sunflower oil0.2%No flag
  • Spice0.2%No flag›
  • Caramel colour · E150a0.2%No flag
  • Onion0.2%No flag›
  • Coating0.2%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil0.2%No flag›
  • Carnauba wax · E9030.2%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Beef broth (water, dried beef stock), sugars (dextrose, sugar), concentrated tomato paste, yeast extract, natural flavour, high oleic sunflower oil, spices, caramel colour, concentrated onion juice, seasoning, sunflower oil, carnauba wax

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 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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