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Original small curd cottage cheese
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Original small curd cottage cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Carrageenan).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 16 Jun 2023

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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

  • Cultured nonfat milk53.1%No flag
  • Milk23.4%No flag›
  • Cream11.7%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of5.9%No flag
  • Skimmed milk5.9%No flag
  • Whey2.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.5%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E4120.5%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.5%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.5%Low

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

  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.3%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E4100.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Carbon dioxide · E290<0.1%No flag
  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
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Cultured nonfat milk, milk, cream, contains less than 2% of: nonfat milk, whey, salt, maltodextrin, guar gum, citric acid, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, locust bean gum, natural flavor, potassium sorbate and carbon dioxide (to preserve freshness), enzyme.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 16 Jun 2023

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

What drives this

2 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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