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Seafood · 4770221164565

Klasikine herring fillet in oil

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Fish

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. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Salted skinless herring fillets83%No flag
  • Atlantic herring52.9%No flag›
  • Atlantic herring52.9%No flag›
  • Fillets15.1%No flag
  • Salt1.9%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.9%No flag›
  • Flavour enhancer1.9%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6211.9%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Acidity regulators1.9%No flag
  • Glucono delta-factone0.9%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.5%No flag
  • Tartaric acid · E3340.5%No flag
  • Preservative7.6%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2111.9%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Potassium sorbate · E2025.7%No flag
  • Canola oil17%No flag›
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Salted skinless herring fillets 83% (atlantic herring, (clupea harengus) fillets,salt,dextrose,flavour enhancer (monosodium glutamate), acidity regulators (glucono delta-factone,citric acid, tartaric acid), preservatives(sodium benzoate,potassium sorbate)),canola oil 17%.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Fish.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • 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

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