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HEALTHY CHOICE Spaghetti And Meatballs Dinner, 10.5 OZ

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. DiphosphatesMinor 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

  • Cooked pasta54.2%No flag
  • Water28.1%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour13%No flag
  • Durum wheat flour6.5%No flag
  • Niacin · E3753.3%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate1.6%No flag›
  • Iron1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Soya oil6.5%No flag›
  • Egg white6.5%No flag›
  • Meatballs22.9%No flag
  • Pork11.5%No flag›
  • Beef5.7%No flag›
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • Onions1.4%No flag›
  • Breader0.7%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour0.4%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Durum wheat flour0.2%No flag
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Textured soy protein0.4%No flag
  • Soy protein0.2%No flag›
  • Soy carbohydrate<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of0.2%No flag
  • Soy protein0.2%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium chloride · E508<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Water11.5%No flag›
  • Tomatoes in puree5.7%No flag
  • Tomatoes2.9%No flag›
  • Tomato puree1.4%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3301.4%No flag
  • Tomato concentrate2.9%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of1.4%No flag
  • Onions1.4%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.7%No flag›
  • Garlic0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Sea salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Olive oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

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

Show original label text

Cooked pasta (water, enriched wheat flour [durum wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate {iron}, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean oil, egg whites), cooked meatballs (pork, beef, water, onions, breader [enriched wheat flour {bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, durum wheat flour, leavening {sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate}, yeast], textured soy protein [soy protein, soy carbohydrate, caramel color], contains 2% or less of: soy protein concentrate, tomato paste, salt, flavorings, potassium chloride, caramel color, soy lecithin), water, tomatoes in puree (tomatoes, tomato puree, citric acid), tomato paste, contains 2% or less of: onions, modified corn starch, garlic, sugar, sea salt, flavorings, olive oil. contains: egg, soy, wheat.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Gluten, Soy.

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

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.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic 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

What drives this

1 high · 1 moderate · 3 low · 1 not assessed

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