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Mild Pimiento Cheese

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Pasteurized process american cheese55.6%No flag
  • American cheese28.7%No flag
  • Soured milk14.7%No flag
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Enzyme13%No flag›
  • Water13.4%No flag›
  • Cream6.7%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3393.4%No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E2001.7%No flag
  • Preservative1.7%No flag
  • Colour1.7%No flag
  • Mayonnaise22.2%No flag
  • Soya oil11.1%No flag›
  • Egg yolks5.6%No flag›
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar1.4%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Mustard<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385<0.1%No flag
  • Pimientoes11.1%No flag
  • Pimientoes5.6%No flag
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3302.8%No flag
  • Brown sugar1.7%No flag›
  • Hot sauce1.7%No flag›
  • Peppers0.8%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.1%Moderate

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

  • To preserve freshness0.1%No flag
  • Lemon juice1.7%No flag›
  • Water0.8%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice0.4%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Ester of wood rosin<0.1%No flag
  • Glycerin · E422<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.

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium bisulfateNo flag›
  • Yellow #5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Tartrazine · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Sodium benzoate · E2111.7%Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E2021.7%No flag
  • Preservative1.7%No flag
  • Black pepper2.8%No flag›
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Pasteurized process american cheese (american cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), water, cream, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), artificial color), mayonnaise (soybean oil, egg yolks, water, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, salt, mustard flour, calcium disodium edta), pimientoes (pimientoes, water, citric acid), brown sugar, hot sauce (peppers, vinegar, salt, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness)), lemon juice (water, concentrated lemon juice, citric acid, salt, ester of wood rosin, glycerin, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), sodium bisulfate, yellow #5(tartrazine)), sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), black pepper.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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1 low · 3 not assessed

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