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Ranch Dip
Kroger0011110609823

Ranch Dip

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy

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. 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. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Sour cream54.5%No flag
  • Cream27.7%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk13.4%No flag
  • Modified corn starch6.7%No flag›
  • Lactic3.4%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3301.7%No flag
  • Gelatin · E4280.8%No flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E4710.4%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4120.2%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Mayonnaise22.7%No flag
  • Soya oil11.4%No flag›
  • Egg yolk5.7%No flag›
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • Vinegar1.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice0.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium disodium EDTA · E385<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Maltodextrin11.4%No flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF5.7%No flag
  • Salt5.7%No flag›
  • Onion2.8%No flag›
  • Garlic1.4%No flag›
  • Parsley0.7%No flag›
  • Spice0.4%No flag›
  • Malic acid · E2960.2%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
Show original label text

SOUR CREAM (CREAM, SKIM MILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, LACTIC AND CITRIC ACID, GELATIN, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, EGG YOLK, WATER, VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [TO PROTECT FLAVOR]), MALTODEXTRIN. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, ONION, GARLIC, PARSLEY, SPICE, MALIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVES).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Soy.

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

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.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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