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Frozen Foods · 0071421552607

Jumbo size steak biscuits sandwiches

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Biscuit50.9%No flag
  • Wheat flour25.9%No flag›
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37524.5%No flag
  • Reduced iron12.3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate6.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1013.1%No flag
  • Folic acid1.5%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.8%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil with natural butter flavor0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • E160ai<0.1%No flag
  • Natural colours<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
  • Buttermilk solidsNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Milk proteinNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Methylcellulose · E461No flag
  • Fully cooked beef frittersNo flag
  • Chopped and formedNo flag
  • BeefNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E339No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Breaded and battered withNo flag
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Fortified wheat flourNo flag
  • With niacin · E375No flag
  • Ferrous sulfateNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • With niacin · E375No flag
  • Ferrous sulfateNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Buttermilk productNo flag
  • Sweet creamNo flag
  • Whey creamNo flag
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Oleoresin paprika · E160cNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Yellow corn flourNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Buttermilk flavorNo flag
  • Cultured buttermilkNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Set in vegetable oilNo flag
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Biscuit: enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzymes), water, palm oil with natural butter flavor, soy lecithin, beta carotene (natural color), dextrose, contains 2% or less of: sodium aluminum phosphate, buttermilk solids, whey solids, milk protein, lactic acid, sodium bicarbonate, salt, calcium propionate (preservative), methylcellulose. fully cooked beef fritters (chopped and formed: beef, sodium phosphates, salt. breaded and battered with: bleached wheat flour, enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, enriched bleached wheat flour (enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified corn starch, salt, spices, buttermilk product (sweet cream, whey cream), wheat gluten, oleoresin paprika, dried whey, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), spice extractive, sugar, yellow corn flour, dextrose, yeast, onion powder, soybean oil, mono and diglycerides, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), buttermilk flavor (cultured buttermilk, maltodextrin, citric acid, salt), citric acid. set in vegetable oil.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 moderate · 1 minor · 2 low · 11 not assessed

11 of 19 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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