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Barley & Vegetable Soup
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).
- High
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 24 Feb 2025
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Pearled barley74.8%No flag
- Chicken flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Monosodium glutamate · E621Moderate
Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Silicon dioxide as anticaking agentNo flag
- Green peas12.5%No flag
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PEARLED BARLEY, MALTODEXTRIN, CHICKEN FLAVOR (SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, GRANULATED ONION, CHICKEN FAT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SILICON DIOXIDE AS ANTICAKING AGENT, GRANULATED GARLIC, SPICES AND PARSLEY), DEHYDRATED GREEN PEAS
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
- MaltodextrinModerate concern
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