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Giant Eagle Inc.0030034086107

Potato Chips

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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

  • Potatoes55%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil22.5%No flag›
  • CONTAINS ONE and MORE OF THE FOLLOWING11.3%No flag
  • Corn11.3%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil5.6%No flag›
  • And CANOLA OIL5.6%No flag›
  • Sugar5.4%No flag›
  • Honey5.4%No flag›
  • Honey2.7%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin2.7%No flag›
  • Vinegar5.4%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin2.7%No flag›
  • Vinegar1.3%No flag›
  • Modified food starch1.3%No flag›
  • Molasses powder3.2%No flag
  • Salt1.6%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.8%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.4%No flag
  • Na0.4%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN, SUNFLOWER, OR CANOLA OIL), SUGAR, HONEY POWDER (HONEY, MALTODEXTRIN), VINEGAR POWDER (MALTODEXTRIN, VINEGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH), MOLASSES POWDER, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, CITRIC ACID, NA

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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