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Snacks · 0072700054607

Kettle chips

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Potatoes62.5%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil18.8%No flag›
  • Coating9.4%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin4.7%No flag›
  • Tapioca4.7%No flag
  • Salt1.3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.3%No flag›
  • Spice1.1%No flag›
  • Coating0.5%No flag›
  • Paprika0.3%No flag›
  • Onion0.1%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Potato<0.1%No flag›
  • Tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Spice extractive of paprikaNo flag
  • Cottonseed oilNo flag›
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • Sea salt9.4%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Potatoes, cottonseed oil, seasoning [maltodextrin (tapioca), salt, sugar, spices and seasonings, paprika, onion powder, red pepper, potato and/or tapioca starch, natural flavor, caramel color, spice extractive of paprika, cottonseed oil, smoke flavor, silicon dioxide] and sea salt.

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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