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Grammy's Pasty'sFrozen Foods · 0748252550040

The Beef Pasty

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten

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

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Why it's rated this way

3 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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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 phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Filling52.9%No flag
  • Potatoes52.9%No flag›
  • Beef23.5%No flag›
  • Onion11.8%No flag›
  • Butter5.9%No flag›
  • Cream2.9%No flag›
  • Salt2.9%No flag›
  • Sea salt0.8%No flag›
  • Black pepper0.8%No flag›
  • Crust0.8%No flag
  • Flour0.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.8%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.8%No flag
  • Niacin · E3750.8%No flag
  • Iron0.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin0.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.1%No flag
  • Lard<0.1%No flag›
  • Bht · E321<0.1%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Bha · E320<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Egg<0.1%No flag›
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Baking powder<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Non-genetically modified cornstarchNo flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Filling: potatoes, beef, onion, butter (cream, salt), sea salt, black pepper, crust: flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, ascorbic acid, niacin, iron, thiamine, riboflavin), hydrogenated lard (bht & bha), egg, milk, baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, non-genetically modified cornstarch).

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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).
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 moderate · 2 low · 7 not assessed

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