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Giant EagleMeals · 0030034082512

Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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.
  4. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Croissant53.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour27%No flag›
  • Water13.2%No flag›
  • Margarine6.6%No flag›
  • Palm oil3.3%No flag›
  • Water1.6%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Mono- diglycerides0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup3.3%No flag›
  • Yeast1.6%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Flour treatment agent0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
  • Datem · E472e<0.1%No flag
  • Ammonium sulfate · E517No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Azodicarbonamide · E927aNo flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282<0.1%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Mono- diglyceridesNo flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Egg white patty23.3%No flag
  • Egg white11.7%No flag›
  • Modified food starch5.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Carrageenan · E4070.7%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Egg flavour0.7%No flag
  • Medium chain triglycerides0.3%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.9%No flag›
  • Sausage patty11.7%No flag
  • Process american sharp cheese5.8%No flag
  • Soured milk2.9%No flag
  • Skimmed milk1.5%No flag
  • Cream0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Acetic acid · E260<0.1%No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) (E320)Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

Show original label text

Croissant (wheat flour, water, margarine [palm oil, water, soybean oil, sugar, soy lecithin, mono diglycerides, potassium sorbate {preservative}, citric acid, artificial flavor, beta carotene {color}, vitamin a palmitate], high fructose corn syrup, yeast, wheat gluten, salt, whey, dough conditioner [wheat flour, calcium sulfate, datem, ammonium sulfate, enzymes, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide], calcium propionate [preservative], emulsifier [water, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, mono diglycerides, sodium propionate {preservative}]), egg white patty (egg whites, modified food starch, soybean oil, salt, carrageenan, egg flavor [medium chain triglycerides, natural and artificial flavors], soy lecithin), turkey sausage patty (turkey, water, textured vegetable protein product [soy protein concentrate, zinc oxide, niacinamide, ferrous sulfate, copper gluconate, vitamin a palmitate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, and cyanocobalamin], salt, corn syrup solids, spices, hydrolyzed soy protein, flavoring, citric acid, bha), process american sharp cheese {cultured milk and skim milk, cream, sodium citrate, salt, artificial color, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid [preservative], acetic acid, enzymes, soy lecithin).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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).
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 moderate · 3 not assessed

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