Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017
Bongo, Snacks, Cheese
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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
- Cornmeal54.5%No flag
- Palm olein11.4%No flag
- Preserved with tert-butylhydroquinone11.4%No flag
- Natural cheese flavouring2.5%No flag
- Microbial culture0.3%No flag
- Hydrolysed corn protein0.9%No flag
- Monosodium glutamate · E6210.9%Moderate
Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Sodium phosphate · E3390.9%No flag
- Annatto · E160b3.4%No flag
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Corn grits, rice grits, palm olein (preserved with tert-butylhydroquinone), natural cheese flavor (milk, salt, starter culture, enzymes), salt, yeast extract, hydrolyzed corn protein, monosodium glutamate, sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, annatto extract
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- 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
- SaltLow concern
- Sodium CitrateLow concern
2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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