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Enriched Instant Grits

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)).

Food health: High
Chemical concern: Not assessed

Allergens

Dairy
Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
What it is
Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
Why it's flagged
Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
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.

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

Specially processes degerminated white corn grits53.1%No flag
Whey powder23.4%No flag
Margarine11.7%No flag›
Partially hydrogenated soybean oil5.9%No flag›
Skimmed milk powder2.9%No flag
Sweet whey1.5%No flag
Sodium caseinate0.7%No flag›
Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E4710.4%No flag
Salt0.2%No flag›
Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Tbhq · E319<0.1%No flag
Antioxidant<0.1%No flag
Salt5.9%No flag›
Calcium carbonate · E170i2.9%No flag
Butter natural flavouring1.5%No flag
Ferric orthophosphate0.7%No flag›
Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
E160ai0.2%No flag
BHA · E320<0.1%Moderate
Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
Preservative<0.1%No flag
Turmeric<0.1%No flag›
Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
Riboflavin · E101No flag
Folic acidNo flag›

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SPECIALLY PROCESSES DEGERMINATED WHITE CORN GRITS, WHEY POWDER, DRIED MARGARINE (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, NONFAT DRY MILK, SWEET WHEY, SODIUM CASEINATE, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, ANNATTO, TBHQ [ANTIOXIDANT]), SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, FERRIC PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, BETA-CAROTENE, BHA AND CITRIC ACID (AS PRESERVATIVES), TURMERIC, NIACIN*, THIAMIN MONONITRATE*, RIBOFLAVIN*, FOLIC ACID*.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern

Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

SaltLow concern
Ferric OrthophosphateLow concern
TurmericLow concern

5 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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Enriched Instant Grits

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Nutrition profile and additives of concern

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