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Stax potato crisps
Lay'sSnacks · 0028400090391

Stax potato crisps

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Feb 2022

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Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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

  • Potatoes52.3%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil23.9%No flag›
  • Cottonseed vegetable oil11.9%No flag
  • Sunflower vegetable oil11.9%No flag›
  • And CORN OIL11.9%No flag›
  • Unmodified potato starch6%No flag
  • Rice flour3%No flag›
  • And LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING1.5%No flag
  • Spice1.5%No flag›
  • Chili pepper1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E4710.2%No flag
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Made from corn<0.1%No flag
  • Yeast extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E621Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • OnionNo flag›
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Milk protein concentrateNo flag›
  • And PAPRIKANo flag›
  • IngredientsNo flag
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DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (COTTONSEED, SUNFLOWER, AND/OR CORN OIL), UNMODIFIED POTATO STARCH, RICE FLOUR, AND LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SPICES (INCLUDING CHILE PEPPER), SUGAR, SALT, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ONION POWDER, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, NATURAL FLAVORS, GARLIC POWDER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, AND PAPRIKA EXTRACTIVES. CONTAINS MILK AND SOY INGREDIENTS.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Feb 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

8 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 15 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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