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HormelMeats And Their Products · 0227273111985

Hormel, st. louis style pork spare ribs, chipotle

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • 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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Brown sugar53.3%No flag›
  • Chili pepper23.3%No flag›
  • Including chipotle chili pepper23.3%No flag
  • Tomato11.7%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch5.8%No flag›
  • Garlic2.9%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onion1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.5%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.2%No flag
  • Spice0.1%No flag›
  • Including celery seed0.1%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn maltodextrin<0.1%No flag
  • Red bell pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Including natural hickory smoke flavorNo flag
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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brown sugar, chili pepper (including chipotle chili pepper), tomato powder, modified corn starch, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, salt, sugar, caramel color, spice (including celery seed), partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn maltodextrin, red bell pepper, natural flavor (including natural hickory smoke flavor), extractives of paprika.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 3 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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