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Baked Cheese Curls
Herr'sSnacks · 0072600003590

Baked Cheese Curls

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Aug 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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.
  4. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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

  • Cornmeal53.1%No flag
  • Vegetable oil23.4%No flag›
  • One and more of the following11.7%No flag
  • Corn11.7%No flag›
  • Cottonseed5.9%No flag›
  • Palm oil5.9%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin11.7%No flag›
  • Whey5.9%No flag›
  • Salt1.3%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese1.3%No flag
  • Milk0.6%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments0.3%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil1.3%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk1.1%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.5%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.3%No flag
  • Colour0.1%No flag
  • Yellow 6 · E110<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 · E102<0.1%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • And annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

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Corn meal, vegetable oil (one or more of the following: corn, cottonseed, palm), maltodextrin, whey, salt, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), sunflower oil, nonfat milk, monosodium glutamate, sodium phosphate, artificial colors (yellow 6, yellow 5), butter, natural flavor, citric acid, lactic acid, and annatto.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Aug 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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