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Crab salad

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Egg
  • Fish
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 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. DiphosphatesMinor 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.
  3. 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

  • Imitation crab meat50%No flag
  • Alaska pollock25%No flag›
  • Water12.5%No flag›
  • Corn starch6.3%No flag›
  • Egg white3.1%No flag›
  • Sorbitol · E4201.6%No flag
  • Modified food starch0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E452vi<0.1%No flag
  • E450iii<0.1%No flag
  • Carmine · E120No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Celery25%No flag›
  • Mayonnaise12.5%No flag
  • Soya oil6.3%No flag›
  • Corn sweeteners3.1%No flag
  • Whole eggs1.6%No flag
  • Vinegar0.8%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385<0.1%No flag
  • Added to protect the flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Onion6.3%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice3.1%No flag
  • White vinegar1.6%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.8%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.2%Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Soybean salad oil<0.1%No flag
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Rbd<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

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

  • 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

Imitation crab meat (alaskan pollock, water, corn starch, egg whites, sorbitol, modified food starch, sugar, contains 2% or less of: salt, soybean oil, natural and artificial flavors, sodium tripolyphosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, carmine, soy lecithin, color added), celery, mayonnaise (soybean oil, corn sweeteners, whole eggs, vinegar, water, salt, spice, citric acid, natural flavor, calcium disodium edta [added to protect the flavor]), onion, lemon juice concentrate, white vinegar, citric acid, salt, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, soybean salad oil (soybean oil, rbd), xanthan gum.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Egg, Fish, 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.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • 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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