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Hormel, Hormel Foods CorporationCondiments · 0037600117432

Hormel, gatherings, buffalo style chicken dip

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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›
  • Chicken23.3%No flag›
  • Mostly dark chicken meat11.7%No flag
  • Water5.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Soy protein isolate0.9%No flag›
  • Sodium lactate · E3250.9%No flag
  • Sodium phosphates · E3390.9%No flag
  • Antioxidant blend2.3%No flag
  • Mixed tocopherols · E3060.9%No flag
  • Corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Silicon dioxide · E5510.9%No flag
  • Cream cheese11.7%No flag
  • Pasteurized milk and cream5.8%No flag
  • Lactic ferments2.9%No flag
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E4102%No flag
  • Cayenne pepper sauce5.8%No flag
  • Aged cayenne red peppers2.9%No flag
  • Vinegar1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Garlic0.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.9%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch1.5%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of flavoring0.7%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.4%No flag
  • Preservative0.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • White distilled vinegar<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
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Habanero chiliNo flag
  • Canola oilNo flag›
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Water, cooked chicken (mostly dark chicken meat, water, salt, isolated soy protein, sodium lactate, sodium phosphates, antioxidant blend [mixed tocopherols, cornstarch, silicon dioxide]), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic), soybean oil, modified cornstarch, contains 2% or less of flavoring, potassium sorbate (preservative), soy lecithin, white distilled vinegar, sodium benzoate (preservative), salt, spices, dehydrated habanero peppers, canola oil.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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