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Italian Style Meatballs & Mozzarella
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Italian Style Meatballs & Mozzarella

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 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. PolyphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Flour51.9%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.2%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
  • Iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water24%No flag›
  • Cooked italian style meatball12%No flag
  • Pork6%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Textured plant protein1.5%No flag
  • Soy protein0.8%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.8%No flag
  • Breadcrumbs0.8%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of spices0.4%No flag
  • Paprika0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E508<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • E452viNo flag
  • Mozzarella cheese6%No flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milk3%No flag
  • Skimmed milk1.5%No flag
  • Modified food starch0.8%No flag›
  • Microbial culture0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate3%No flag
  • Vegetable oil1.5%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.8%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.4%No flag›
  • Fractionated palm oil0.4%No flag
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Modified food starch0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Romano cheese with flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Romano cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Cow's milk<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme modified romano cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Romano cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Cow's milk<0.1%No flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Dough conditioner blend<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • L-cysteine hydrochloride · E920No flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Dried garlicNo flag›
  • Citrus fibreNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Dehydrated onionNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • TomatoNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Potassium salt · E508No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Polyphosphates (E452)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, COOKED ITALIAN STYLE MEATBALL (PORK, WATER, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN [SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CARAMEL COLOR], BREADCRUMBS [BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, SALT, YEAST], LESS THAN 2% OF SPICES, PAPRIKA, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, GARLIC POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORINGS, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE), REDUCED FAT MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, NONFAT MILK, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH*, CULTURES, SALT, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ENZYMES), TOMATO PASTE, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR PALM OIL AND/OR FRACTIONATED PALM OIL), SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, ROMANO CHEESE WITH FLAVOR (ROMANO CHEESE [CULTURED COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ENZYME MODIFIED ROMANO CHEESE [ROMANO CHEESE {CULTURED COW'S MILK, WATER, SALT, ENZYMES}, SALT]), DOUGH CONDITIONER BLEND (CALCIUM SULFATE, SALT, L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE, GARLIC POWDER, ENZYMES), BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST, DRIED GARLIC, CITRUS FIBER, SPICES, DRIED ONION, MALTODEXTRIN, TOMATO POWDER, DEXTROSE, WHEY, POTASSIUM SALT, CITRIC ACID, SOY FLOUR, DRIED EGG WHITES, NATURAL FLAVOR.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 May 2026

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.
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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