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Cucumber tomato salad

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Cucumber60%No flag›
  • Grape tomatoes20%No flag
  • Dressing10%No flag
  • Water5%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.5%No flag›
  • White wine vinegar1.3%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Extra virgin olive oil0.3%No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of sugar0.3%No flag
  • Garlic0.1%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onion<0.1%No flag
  • Concentrated lemon juice<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Propylene glycol alginate · E405No flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • Calcium disodium edta added to protect flavorNo flag
  • Feta cheese5%No flag
  • Feta cheese2.5%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk1.3%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments0.3%No flag
  • Enzyme0.6%No flag›
  • E460ii1.3%No flag
  • Potato starch0.6%No flag›
  • Anti caking agent0.6%No flag
  • Natamycin · E2350.6%No flag
  • Preservative0.6%No flag
  • Red onion5%No flag
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Cucumber, grape tomatoes, dressing (water, soybean oil, white wine vinegar, salt, extra virgin olive oil, contains less than 2% of sugar, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, lemon juice concentrate, garlic juice, spices, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [as preservatives], propylene glycol alginate, onion juice, xanthan gum, parsley, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor), feta cheese (feta cheese [pasteurized milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes], powdered cellulose and potato starch [to prevent caking], natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]), red onion.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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