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Snacks · 4800016613098

Corn chips

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

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Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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.
  3. 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

  • Corn66.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil16.9%No flag›
  • May contain one and more of the following8.5%No flag
  • Palm8.5%No flag
  • Corn4.2%No flag›
  • Coconut oil4.2%No flag›
  • Barbecue flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Maltodextrin1.3%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring1.3%No flag
  • Corn0.6%No flag›
  • Barbecue0.6%No flag
  • Sugar2.5%No flag›
  • Iodised salt1%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6211%Moderate

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

  • Natural spices1%No flag
  • Cayenne pepper0.5%No flag›
  • Pepper0.5%No flag›
  • Antioxidant9%No flag
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole · E3201%Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • Butylated hydroxytoluene · E3210.5%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Propyl gallate · E3107.6%No flag
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Corn, vegetable oil (may contain one or more of the following: palm, corn or coconut oil), barbecue flavor [maltodextrin, natural and artificial flavor (corn, barbecue)], sugar, iodized salt, monosodium glutamate, natural spices (cayenne, pepper) and antioxidant (butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, propyl gallate)

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • 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

2 low · 1 not assessed

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