Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Garlic Spread Made With Fresh Garlic & Herbs
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance 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.
Ingredients
- Palm6%No flag
- Whey powder1%No flag
- Vegetable monoglycerides0.5%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Colored with annatto<0.1%No flag
- Artificial butterNo flag
- Milk flavouringNo flag
- Distilled monoglyceridesNo flag
- Garlic saltNo flag
- Sodium acid sulphateNo flag
- E160aiNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- Romano cheese flavorNo flag
- Annatto / bixin / norbixin (E160B)Low
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
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Margarine (canola oil, water, palm and palm kernel oils, salt, whey powder (milk), vegetable monoglycerides, soya lecithin, sodium benzoate, citric acid, colored with annatto/turmeric, artificial butter and milk flavors, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, vitamin e), chopped garlic, distilled monoglycerides, garlic salt, spices, sodium acid sulphate, beta carotene (for color), potassium sorbate, parsley, romano cheese flavor.
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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.
- Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Retinyl PalmitateHigh concern
- Canola OilLow concern
- WaterLow concern
6 of 14 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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