Declared allergens
This product declares Celery, Egg, Mustard, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Egg salad
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- High
Allergens
- Celery
- Egg
- Mustard
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Hard cooked eggs54.5%No flag
- Citric acid · E3306.5%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2116.5%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Mayonnaise22.7%No flag
- Mustard1.4%No flag
- Calcium edta added to protect flavor<0.1%No flag
- Yellow mustard5.7%No flag
- Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Chives0.6%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E4152.2%No flag
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Hard cooked eggs (eggs, water, citric acid, sodium benzoate), mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, mustard, corn syrup, vinegar, fructose, salt, spices and calcium edta added to protect flavor), celery, yellow mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, spices), salt, prepared horseradish (horseradish, distilled vinegar, soybean oil, salt and artificial flavoring), garlic and onion powder, chives, white pepper, xanthan gum.
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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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SaltLow concern
- GarlicLow concern
- White PepperLow concern
3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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