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Sausage Gravy

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Potassium phosphatesMinor 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. Polysorbate 80Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Water66.7%No flag›
  • Pork sausage16.7%No flag
  • Pork8.3%No flag›
  • Water4.2%No flag›
  • Salt2.1%No flag›
  • Spice1%No flag›
  • Sugar1%No flag›
  • Gravy seasoning16.7%No flag
  • Fat8.3%No flag
  • Soya bean4.2%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil2.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids1%No flag›
  • Sodium caseinate0.5%No flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E4710.5%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour4.2%No flag
  • Niacin · E3752.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.3%No flag
  • Folic acid0.3%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch2.1%No flag›
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.5%Moderate

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

  • Autolyzed yeast extract0.3%No flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E4710.1%No flag
  • Tomato<0.1%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed corn protein<0.1%No flag
  • Soy protein<0.1%No flag›
  • And WHEAT GLUTEN PROTEINNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • E340iiNo flag
  • PepperNo flag›
  • Beef extractNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • SpiceNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Not more than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent cakingNo flag
  • Potassium phosphates (E340)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

WATER, PORK SAUSAGE (PORK, WATER, SALT, SPICES, SUGAR), GRAVY SEASONING [SHORTENING POWDER (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM CASEINATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES), ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, TOMATO POWDER, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, SOY PROTEIN, AND WHEAT GLUTEN PROTEIN, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, PEPPER, BEEF EXTRACT (MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID), POLYSORBATE 80, SPICE, COLOR, NOT MORE THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING].

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Potassium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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