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Meals · 0041258228198

Homestyle beef stew hearty mix

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

4 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. 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.
  3. Disodium guanylateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-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.
  4. Disodium inosinateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-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.

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

Ingredients

  • Potatoes52%No flag›
  • Modified food starch24%No flag›
  • Dehydrated potato flakes12%No flag
  • Onion6%No flag›
  • Carrots3%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Peas0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Corn maltodextrin0.4%No flag
  • Beef flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Hydrolysed corn protein0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial beef flavor<0.1%No flag
  • With butterfat<0.1%No flag›
  • Autolyzed yeast extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed soy protein<0.1%No flag
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oilNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Calcium lactate · E327No flag
  • Beef fatNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Disodium inosinate · E631Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Disodium guanylate · E627Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Hydrolysed soy protein0.4%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.3%Moderate

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

  • Onion0.1%No flag›
  • Tomato<0.1%No flag›
  • Red and green bell peppers<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Bay leafNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • Celery seedNo flag›
  • MarjoramNo flag
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • ThymeNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Dehydrated potatoes, modified food starch, dehydrated potato flakes, onion, dehydrated carrots, salt, dehydrated peas, sugar, corn maltodextrin, beef flavor (hydrolyzed corn protein, salt, natural and artificial beef flavor (with butterfat), autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed soy protein, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, lactic acid, dextrose, calcium lactate, beef fat, onion powder, caramel color, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), hydrolyzed soy protein, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, tomato powder, diced red and green bell peppers, caramel color, soybean oil, garlic powder, bay leaves, spices, dehydrated parsley flakes, celery seed, marjoram, silicon dioxide, thyme.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Disodium guanylateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
  • Disodium inosinateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 4 low · 10 not assessed

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