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Swedish Meatballs
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Swedish Meatballs

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Mustard
  • Soy
  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · 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

  • Cooked pasta52.6%No flag
  • Wheat52.6%No flag›
  • Water23.7%No flag›
  • Meatballs11.8%No flag
  • Beef meatball5.9%No flag
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Wheat1.5%No flag›
  • Soy protein0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Milk5.9%No flag›
  • Canola oil3%No flag›
  • Coating1.5%No flag›
  • Whey powder0.7%No flag
  • Spice0.4%No flag›
  • Hydrolyzed soya and corn protein0.2%No flag
  • Autolyzed yeast extract0.2%No flag›
  • Garlic0.7%No flag›
  • Onion0.4%No flag›
  • Cream0.2%No flag›
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour<0.1%No flag
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Beef base<0.1%No flag
  • Beef<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Potato flourNo flag›
  • Caramel colour · E150aNo flag
  • Corn oilNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Cooking red wineNo flag
  • Red wineNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SulfiteNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Lemon juiceNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juiceNo flag
  • SulfiteNo flag›
  • Lemon oilNo flag›
  • MustardNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • White vinegarNo flag
  • MustardNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Cooked pasta (wheat), Water, Meatballs (beef, water, toasted wheat crumbs, soya protein concentrate, salt, sugar, spice, onion powder, soya lecithin), Milk, Canola oil, Seasoning (whey powder, spices, hydrolyzed soya and corn protein, autolyzed yeast extract), Garlic powder, Onion, Cream (milk, cream), Enriched wheat flour, Onion powder, Beef base (beef, salt, flavour, potato flour, caramel colour, corn oil, spice), Modified corn starch, Cooking red wine (red wine, salt, sulphites), Salt, Butter, Lemon juice (water, concentrated lemon juice, sulphites, lemon oil), Prepared mustard (water, white vinegar, mustard, salt, sugar), Dried parsley

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Mustard, Soy, Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

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

5 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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