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Condiments · 0007203671489

Italian dressing

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

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. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Water53.1%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar23.4%No flag›
  • Sugar4.7%No flag›
  • Salt1.6%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of1.6%No flag
  • Dried garlic1.6%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onion1.6%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E4151.6%No flag
  • Soya oil1.6%No flag›
  • Spice1.6%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper1.6%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2111.6%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Potassium sorbate · E2021.6%No flag
  • Preservative1.6%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E3851.6%No flag
  • Preservative1.6%No flag
  • Dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate1.2%No flag›
  • Vitamin e1.2%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice0.6%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a0.6%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Water, distilled vinegar, sugar, salt, contains 2% or less of: dried garlic, dried onion, xanthan gum, soybean oil*, spice, dried red bell pepper, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), lemon juice concentrate, caramel color.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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