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Frozen Foods · 0889396001101

Crab Rangoons

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Fish
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Mar 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    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. 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.
  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.
  4. PolyphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Filling cream cheese53.3%No flag
  • Soured milk27.5%No flag
  • Cream12.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Stabiliser12.3%No flag
  • Surimi23.3%No flag
  • Golden threadfin bream11.7%No flag›
  • Sugar1.2%No flag›
  • Sorbitol · E4201.2%No flag
  • E452vi1.2%No flag
  • Water1.2%No flag›
  • Wheat starch1.2%No flag›
  • Soybean protein1.2%No flag›
  • Sugar1.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Rice wine0.7%No flag
  • Soya oil0.7%No flag›
  • Natural crab extract0.7%No flag
  • Natural crab flavor0.4%No flag
  • Sorbitol monosodium glutamate0.2%No flag
  • Natural colours0.1%No flag
  • Cochineal · E1200.1%Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • Crab meat11.7%No flag
  • Crab meat5.8%No flag
  • Salt5.8%No flag›
  • Sugar1.2%No flag›
  • Soy sauce1.2%No flag›
  • Water0.6%No flag›
  • Wheat0.3%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Less than 1<0.1%No flag
  • 10 of 1% as a preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic1.2%No flag›
  • White pepper wrapper1.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour1.2%No flag›
  • Water1.2%No flag›
  • Eggs1.2%No flag›
  • Corn starch1.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.7%No flag
  • Citric acid as anti-oxidant0.7%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate as preservative0.7%No flag
  • Fried in soybean oil0.8%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)Moderate

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

  • Polyphosphates (E452)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Filling cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers [xanthan gum and/or carob bean and/or guar gums]), surimi (golden threadfin bream, sugar, sorbitol, sodium tripolyphosphate, water, wheat starch, soybean protein, sugar, salt, rice wine, soybean oil, natural crab extract, natural crab flavor, sorbitol monosodium glutamate, natural color [cochineal), crab meat (crab meat, salt), sugar, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, sodium benzoate, less than 1/10 of 1% as a preservative), garlic powder, white pepper wrapper: bleached wheat flour, water, pasteurized eggs, corn starch, salt, ascorbic acid and citric acid as anti-oxidant, potassium sorbate as preservative, fried in soybean oil.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Fish, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Mar 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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5 low · 2 not assessed

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