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Golden FlakeSnacks · 0072080100123

Golden flake, sweet heat thin & crispy potato chips, barbecue

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Sesame
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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

  • Fresh choice potatoes cooked in one and more of the following pure vegetable oils52.8%No flag
  • Corn23.6%No flag›
  • Cottonseed11.8%No flag›
  • Canola5.9%No flag›
  • Palm3%No flag
  • Soya bean1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Ingredients of seasoning0.4%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Torula yeast with natural smoke flavor0.2%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Brown sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E621<0.1%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • OnionNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Sesame oilNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
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Fresh choice potatoes cooked in one or more of the following pure vegetable oils, corn, cottonseed, canola, palm or soybean, salt, ingredients of seasoning: sugar, torula yeast with natural smoke flavor, dextrose, brown sugar, spices, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, garlic powder, extractives of paprika, sesame oil, spice extractive.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Sesame, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 4 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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