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Lay's Honey Barbecue Potato Chips 1.125 Ounces

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · 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›
  • Vegetable Oil18.8%No flag›
  • Sunflower9.4%No flag›
  • Corn4.7%No flag›
  • And Canola Oil4.7%No flag›
  • Honey BBQ Seasoning9.4%No flag
  • Sugar4.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.5%No flag›
  • Torula Yeast0.5%No flag›
  • Onion0.5%No flag›
  • Spice0.5%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.5%No flag›
  • Made From Corn0.5%No flag
  • Tomato0.5%No flag›
  • Brown Sugar0.5%No flag›
  • Fructose0.5%No flag›
  • Yeast Extract0.3%No flag›
  • Molasses0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Including Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn Starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Honey<0.1%No flag›
  • Gum Arabic · E414No flag
  • Paprika Extracts · E160cNo flag
  • Caramel Color · E150aNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • And Sunflower OilNo flag›
  • Contains a milk ingredient9.4%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, and/or Canola Oil), Honey BBQ Seasoning (Sugar, Salt, Dextrose, Torula Yeast, Onion Powder, Spices, Maltodextrin [Made From Corn], Tomato Powder, Brown Sugar, Fructose, Yeast Extract, Molasses, Natural Flavor [Including Milk], Corn Starch, Honey, Gum Arabic, Paprika Extracts, Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, Citric Acid, and Sunflower Oil). CONTAINS A MILK INGREDIENT.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

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

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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 2 ingredients yet.

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