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Steak & Cheddar Hot Pockets
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Steak & Cheddar Hot Pockets

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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

  • Flour51.6%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26%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›
  • Water24.2%No flag›
  • COOKED BEEF STEAK GROUND and FORMED CARAMEL COLOR ADDED12.1%No flag
  • Contains up to 14% solution of water6.1%No flag
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Coating0.9%No flag›
  • Yeast extract0.4%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.2%No flag›
  • Flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Beef broth<0.1%No flag
  • Sunflower oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • Beef fatNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.9%No flag
  • Potassium salt · E5080.9%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a2.6%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese6.1%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›
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium salt · E508<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Fractionated palm oilNo flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • MargarineNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Turmeric color · E100No flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • OnionsNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Buttermilk powderNo flag›
  • Dough conditioner blendNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • L-cysteine hydrochloride · E920No flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • FlourNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Autolyzed yeast extractNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • Dehydrated onionNo flag
  • Cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, COOKED BEEF STEAK GROUND AND FORMED CARAMEL COLOR ADDED (CONTAINS UP TO 14% SOLUTION OF WATER, SALT, SEASONING [YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, FLAVORS, BEEF STOCK, SUNFLOWER OIL, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, BEEF FAT], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM SALT, CARAMEL COLOR), REDUCED FAT CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, SKIM MILK, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH*, CULTURES, SALT, FLAVORS*, POTASSIUM SALT*, ANNATTO, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ENZYMES, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR PALM OIL AND/OR FRACTIONATED PALM OIL), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CITRIC ACID [PRESERVATIVES], ANNATTO AND TURMERIC COLOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, ONIONS, WHEY, BUTTERMILK POWDER, DOUGH CONDITIONER BLEND (CALCIUM SULFATE, SALT, L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE, GARLIC POWDER, ENZYMES), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, YEAST, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CREAM, DRIED ONION, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK,

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 5 low · 11 not assessed

11 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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