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Jarlsberg cheese & bacon half quiche

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 6 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten

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

Why it's rated this way

6 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Sodium nitriteHigh concernForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Crust53.6%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour27.2%No flag
  • Contains niacin · E37513.7%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
  • Folic acid1.7%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat13.2%No flag
  • Palm oil6.6%No flag›
  • Soya oil6.6%No flag›
  • Water6.6%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of3.3%No flag
  • Dextrose3.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.7%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Yellow 5 · E1020.7%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Yellow 6 · E1101.2%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Eggs23.2%No flag›
  • With citric acid · E33023.2%No flag
  • Cream11.6%No flag›
  • With carrageenan · E4075.8%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4715.8%No flag
  • Milk5.8%No flag›
  • Jarlsberg cheese2.9%No flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milk1.5%No flag
  • Rennet0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Microbial culture0.2%No flag
  • Powdered cellulose with enzymes0.2%No flag
  • Bacon1.5%No flag
  • With water0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Smoke flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

  • May contain sugar<0.1%No flag
  • Brown sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese0.7%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk0.4%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Potato starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • E460iiNo flag
  • Anti caking agentNo flag
  • Spring onion0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Nutmeg<0.1%No flag›
  • White pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Thyme<0.1%No flag›
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Crust (enriched wheat flour [contains niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], vegetable shortening [palm oil, soybean oil], water, contains 2% or less of: dextrose, salt, calcium propionate, yellow 5, yellow 6), eggs (with citric acid), cream (with carrageenan, mono and diglycerides), milk, jarlsberg cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, rennet, salt, culture, powdered cellulose with enzymes), bacon (cured with water, salt, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite: may contain sugar, brown sugar), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto [color]; potato starch, corn starch and powdered cellulose [to prevent caking]), green onion, salt, garlic powder, xanthan gum, nutmeg, white pepper, thyme.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.

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

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.
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 3 low · 4 not assessed

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