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Lays chicken and waffle
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Lays chicken and waffle

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Apr 2021

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›
  • Sunnower9.4%No flag
  • Corn4.7%No flag›
  • And canola oil4.7%No flag
  • Chicken and waffles seasoning9.4%No flag
  • Brown sugar4.7%No flag›
  • Sugar2.3%No flag›
  • Salt1.2%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin imade from corn0.6%No flag
  • Soya oil0.3%No flag›
  • Yeast extract0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Gum acacia · E414<0.1%No flag
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Mixed triglyceridesNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • And chicken powderNo flag
  • İngredients9.4%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

potatoes, vegetable oil (sunnower, corn, and/or canola oil), chicken and waffles seasoning (brown sugar, sugar, salt, maltodextrin imade from corn], soybean oil, yeast extract, natural flavor, gum acacia, onion powder, skim milk, spices, caramel color, mixed triglycerides, garlic powder, paprika, and chicken powder), contains milk i̇ngredients,

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Apr 2021

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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