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Loaded Instant Mashed Potatoes

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium hydrogen sulphite).

Food health
Critical
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.

  1. Sodium hydrogen sulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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.
  2. DiphosphatesMinor 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Dehydrated potato with emulsifier57.1%No flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E47157.1%No flag
  • Preservative21.4%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i10.7%No flag
  • Sodium bisulfite · E2225.4%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Citric acid · E3305.4%No flag
  • Salt10.7%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin5.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil2.7%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese1.3%No flag
  • Milk0.7%No flag›
  • Microbial culture0.3%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Sour cream1.3%No flag
  • Soured milk0.7%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.7%No flag
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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DEHYDRATED POTATO WITH EMULSIFIER (MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES) AND PRESERVATIVE (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BISULFITE, CITRIC ACID), SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, PALM OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED MILK, NONFAT MILK),

Alerts

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
  • Sodium hydrogen sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 not assessed

1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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