Declared allergens
This product declares Fish, Gluten, Sesame, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 Feb 2024
Instant beef flavor paste
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Fish
- Gluten
- Sesame
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 Feb 2024
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Monosodium glutamate · E6212.3%Moderate
Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Artificial beef flavor0.3%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
- Paprika color<0.1%No flag
- Produced in a facility that uses peanutNo flag
- SesameNo flag
- Crustacean shellfish and wheatNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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onion, salt, garlic, palm oil, water, sugar, lemongrass, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce powder (salt, maltodextrin, defatted soybean), spices (pepper, cinnamon, clove, coriander seeds, star anise), artificial beef flavor, chilli, ginger, caramel color, paprika color, contains soybean, produced in a facility that uses peanut, sesame, fish, crustacean shellfish and wheat (gluten),
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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.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- LemongrassHigh concern
- SaltLow concern
- GarlicLow concern
6 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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