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Potato salad
Hill country fare0041220031665

Potato salad

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 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. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Potatoes53.3%No flag›
  • Mayonnaise23.3%No flag
  • Soya oil11.7%No flag›
  • Water5.8%No flag›
  • Egg yolks2.9%No flag›
  • Vinegar1.5%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Sweet pickle relish11.7%No flag
  • Cucumber5.8%No flag›
  • Sugar2.5%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar1.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E5090.5%No flag
  • Mustard seed0.3%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.1%No flag
  • Celery seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Sugar2.5%No flag›
  • Water2.5%No flag›
  • Hard cooked eggs2.5%No flag
  • Pimiento2.1%No flag
  • Pimiento1%No flag
  • Water0.5%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.5%No flag
  • Onion1%No flag›
  • Mustard0.5%No flag
  • Vinegar0.3%No flag›
  • Water0.1%No flag›
  • Mustard seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

  • TurmericNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Garlic flavouringNo flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.1%No flag›
  • Vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No 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
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
Show original label text

POTATOES, MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, EGG YOLKS, VINEGAR, SALT), SWEET PICKLE RELISH (CUCUMBER, SUGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, MUSTARD SEED, XANTHAN GUM, CELERY SEED, DEHYDRATED RED BELL PEPPER, NATURAL FLAVORS, TURMERIC, MINCED ONION), SUGAR, WATER, HARD COOKED EGGS, PIMENTO (PIMENTOS, WATER, CITRIC ACID), ONION, MUSTARD (VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, SPICES, YELLOW 5, TURMERIC, ONION, GARLIC AND FLAVORING), SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, VINEGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Egg, Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 May 2026

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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