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Snacks · 0041303082768

Hot chili lime kettle-cooked potato chips, hot chili lime

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  • Potatoes52.3%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil23.9%No flag›
  • Contains one and more of the following11.9%No flag
  • Sunflower11.9%No flag›
  • Corn6%No flag›
  • And canola oil6%No flag›
  • Spice11.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.7%No flag›
  • From corn0.7%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.7%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.7%Moderate

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

  • Yeast extract0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.7%No flag›
  • Gum arabic · E4140.7%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Onion0.7%No flag›
  • Lime juice0.7%No flag›
  • Garlic0.7%No flag›
  • Disodium guanylate · E6270.7%Low

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

  • Disodium inosinate · E6310.6%Low

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

  • Modified corn starch0.3%No flag›
  • Paprika oleoresin · E160c0.2%No flag
  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Turmeric0.2%No flag›
  • Colour0.2%No flag
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Potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: sunflower, corn, or canola oil), spice, salt, maltodextrin (from corn), corn starch, citric acid, corn syrup, monosodium glutamate, yeast extract, sugar, soybean oil, gum arabic, natural flavor, onion powder, lime juice, garlic powder, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, modified corn starch, paprika oleoresin (color), turmeric (color).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

2 moderate · 5 low · 8 not assessed

8 of 15 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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