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Salted Snacks · 0041512485015

Homestyle potato salad, homestyle

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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 potatoes68.6%No flag
  • Mayonnaise15.7%No flag
  • Soya oil7.8%No flag›
  • Water3.9%No flag›
  • Egg yolks2%No flag›
  • Mustard1%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar0.5%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Mustard seeds0.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.5%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.2%No flag›
  • Fructose0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar0.9%No flag›
  • Sour cream0.9%No flag
  • Sour cream0.5%No flag
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • To protect freshnessNo flag
  • Onion0.9%No flag›
  • Carrots0.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Distilled white vinegar0.4%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.4%Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.4%No flag
  • Preservative0.4%No flag
  • Spice0.4%No flag›
  • Onion salt0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Onion0.2%No flag›
  • Celery salt9.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Celery seeds9.3%No flag›
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Cooked potatoes, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, mustard [distilled vinegar, water, mustard seeds, salt], corn syrup, vinegar, fructose, salt, spices, calcium disodium edta [added to protect flavor]), sugar, sour cream (cultured milk and cream, whey, modified corn starch, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, calcium sulfate, locust bean gum, guar gum, potassium sorbate [to protect freshness]), onion, carrots, salt, distilled white vinegar, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (as preservatives), spices, onion salt (salt, onion powder), celery salt (salt, ground celery seeds).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Egg, Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 1 low · 3 not assessed

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