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Bacon Flavored Bits
Great ValueCondiments · 0078742014647

Bacon Flavored Bits

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Erythrosine).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Dec 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    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. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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

  • Soya flour70%No flag›
  • Soybean oil with tbhq added to protect freshness15%No flag
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Less than 2 percent of hydrolyzed soy protein1%No flag
  • Yeast extract1%No flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouring1%No flag
  • Sunflower oil1%No flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E508No flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Inactive dried yeastNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • FdNo flag
  • C red 3No flag
  • Hydrolysed vegetable proteinNo flag
  • Hydrolyzed soy and corn proteinNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural flavouring10%No flag
  • Erythrosine (E127)Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

soy flour, soybean oil with tbhq added to protect freshness, salt, less than 2 percent of hydrolyzed soy protein, yeast extract, natural smoke flavor, sunflower oil, sugar, potassium chloride, dextrose, inactive dried yeast, caramel color, fd,c red 3, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, salt), soy lecithin, natural flavor,

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Dec 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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