Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Jamaican style patties
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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.
Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- 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.
Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- 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
- Niacin · E3756.6%No flag
- Potassium bromate · E9241.7%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
- Vegetable fat11.5%No flag
- Antioxidants5.8%No flag
- Vegetable mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- E160aiNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Monosodium glutamate · E6210.1%Moderate
Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Calcium propionate · E2820.1%Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Used as preservative0.1%No flag
- Egg shade coloring0.1%No flag
- Yellow #5 · E102<0.1%High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Yellow #6 · E110<0.1%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Red #40 · E129<0.1%No flag
- E500ii0.1%No flag
- L-cysteine · E9201.8%No flag
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enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, potassium bromate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable shortening (vegetable oils and antioxidants), beef suet, sugar, margarine (liquid soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate and citric acid (preservatives), artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin a palmitate added), salt, monosodium glutamate, tumeric, calcium propionate (used as preservative), egg shade coloring (yellow #5, yellow #6, red #40 and salt), sodium bicarbonate, l-cysteine.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
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