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Beef Pasta

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

Food health: High
Chemical concern: Not assessed

Allergens

Dairy
Gluten
Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

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.

Pasta51.7%No flag
Wheat flour26.1%No flag›
Niacin · E37512.8%No flag
Ferrous sulfate6.4%No flag›
Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
Folic acid1.6%No flag›
Whey powder24.1%No flag
Freeze dried cooked beef topping12.1%No flag
Beef6%No flag›
Salt0.9%No flag›
Spice0.9%No flag›
Hydrolysed corn protein0.9%No flag
Flavouring0.9%No flag
Grill flavor0.9%No flag
Grill flavor0.4%No flag
Tapioca dextrin0.2%No flag
Modified food starch0.1%No flag›
Corn syrup solids0.1%No flag›
Textured plant protein0.8%No flag
Soya flour0.4%No flag›
Caramel color · E150a0.4%No flag
Skimmed milk0.4%No flag
Tapioca starch0.2%No flag
Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
Potassium chloride · E508<0.1%No flag
Mono&diglycerides<0.1%No flag
Salt<0.1%No flag›
Gum acacia · E414No flag
Vegetable oilNo flag›
CanolaNo flag›
Soya beanNo flag›
Sunflower oilNo flag›
Palm oilNo flag›
ColourNo flag
Caramel · E150aNo flag
Annatto · E160bNo flag
OnionNo flag›
GarlicNo flag›
Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
HydrolyzedNo flag
WheatNo flag›
SoyaNo flag›
ProteinNo flag
Calcium lactate · E327No flag
SpiceNo flag›
Yeast extractNo flag›
DextroseNo flag›
SugarNo flag›
Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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ENRICHED PASTA (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHEY POWDER, FREEZE DRIED COOKED BEEF TOPPING (BEEF, SALT, SPICES, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, FLAVORINGS, GRILL FLAVOR (GRILL FLAVOR (FROM SUNFLOWER OIL), TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS), TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR), NONFAT MILK, TAPIOCA STARCH, CORN STARCH, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MONO&DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, GUM ACACIA, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER AND/OR PALM), COLOR (CARAMEL & ANNATTO EXTRACT), ONION, GARLIC, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, HYDROLYZED (WHEAT & SOY) PROTEIN, CALCIUM LACTATE, SPICES, YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, SUGAR.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern

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

SaltLow concern
Corn StarchLow concern
GarlicLow concern

5 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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