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Hy-VeeMeals · 0075450501131

American Macaroni Salad

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are 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.
  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

  • Salad dressing53.8%No flag
  • Soya oil27.3%No flag›
  • Water13.3%No flag›
  • Vinegar6.6%No flag›
  • Sugar food starch-modified3.3%No flag
  • Egg yolks1.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Spice0.5%No flag›
  • Onion0.4%No flag›
  • Calcium disodium edta · E3850.2%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Natural flaovrs0.2%No flag
  • Water23.1%No flag›
  • Pasta11.5%No flag
  • Semolina5.8%No flag
  • Wheat5.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3752.9%No flag
  • Iron1.4%No flag›
  • Ferrous sulfate1.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.7%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Celery5.8%No flag›
  • Mild cheddar cheese2.9%No flag
  • Cultured pasteurized milk1.4%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.5%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b0.2%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • E460ii0.2%No flag
  • Onions1.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Red bell peppers0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<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
  • E160ai<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Black pepper<0.1%No flag›
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Salad dressing (soybean oil, water, vinegar, sugar food starch-modified, egg yolks, salt, spices, onion powder, calcium disodium edta [to protect flavor], natural flaovrs), water, enriched pasta (semolina [wheat], niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), celery, mild cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto [color], powdered cellulose), onions, sugar, dehydrated red bell peppers, salt, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), beta carotene (color), black pepper.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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