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Heritage Family FoodsCondiments · 0713456295585

Cajun Alfredo Base

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • 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. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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. Sodium 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

  • Water53.3%No flag›
  • Cream23.3%No flag›
  • Parmigiano reggiano11.7%No flag
  • Pasteurised cow S milk5.8%No flag
  • Lactic ferments2.9%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Enzyme2.3%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch5.8%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder2.9%No flag
  • Salted butter1.5%No flag
  • Cream0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.7%No flag›
  • 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›
  • Barley malt flour0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Coating0.2%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Turmeric<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Parmigiano reggiano<0.1%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
  • Microbial cultureNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphates (E339)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

Water, cream, parmesan cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), modified corn starch, nonfat dry milk, salted butter (cream. salt), enriched bleached wheat flour (bleached wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], malted barley flour). salt. seasoning (paprika, spices, turmeric. soybean oil), mono and diglycerides, natural flavor (parmesan cheese [pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], water, salt, disodium phosphate. sodium citrate, xanthan gum), garlic (garlic, water, citric acid), sodium benzoate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative), spices.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium 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

What drives this

1 high · 2 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

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