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Croutons Caesar
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Croutons Caesar

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Fish
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Feb 2025

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. Sodium phosphatesMinor 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

  • Flour51.9%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.2%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Canola24.1%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil12%No flag›
  • Yeast6%No flag›
  • Salt3%No flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF1.5%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Garlic0.8%No flag›
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • Buttermilk0.2%No flag›
  • Romano cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Blue cheese<0.1%No flag›
  • Blend<0.1%No flag
  • Soured milk<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Buttermilk<0.1%No flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Soured milkNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed corn protein<0.1%No flag
  • Autolyzed yeast extractNo 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
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • AnchovyNo flag›
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • Spice extractsNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Tbhq · E319No flag
  • To preserve freshnessNo flag
  • Sodium phosphates (E339)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

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, YEAST, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, GARLIC POWDER, WHEY, BUTTERMILK POWDER, ROMANO AND BLUE CHEESE (BLEND [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], BUTTERMILK, WHEY, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, CITRIC ACID, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, ENZYMES), ONION POWDER, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), SPICES, ANCHOVY EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, SPICE EXTRACTS, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, EXTRACTIVES OF ANNATTO & TURMERIC (FOR COLOR), SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID, TBHQ (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Fish, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Feb 2025

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.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic 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 low · 12 not assessed

12 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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