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Lays BBQ

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 11 Jun 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

  • Potatoes52%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil24%No flag›
  • Canola corn12%No flag
  • Soya bean6%No flag›
  • And sunflower oil6%No flag
  • Sugar12%No flag›
  • Dextrose6%No flag›
  • Salt3%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin1.5%No flag›
  • Made from corn1.5%No flag
  • Molasses0.8%No flag›
  • Torula yeast0.4%No flag›
  • Onion0.2%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Tomato<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • Papriia extractNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • And mustard seed oilNo flag
  • Frito-layNo flag
  • IncNo flag
  • PlanoNo flag
  • Tx 75024-4099 © 2019 frito-lay nortNo flag
  • H americaNo flag
  • IncNo flag
  • Smartlabel® lays.com uo sn pul scan here for more food information and call 1-800-352-4477 artificial on questions and comment 1-80No 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 (canola corn, soybean, and/or sunflower oil), sugar. dextrose, salt, maltodextrin (made from corn). molasses, torula yeast, onion powder, spices, tomato powder, paprika, natural flavors, corn starch, caramel color, yeast extract, papriia extract, garlic powder, and mustard seed oil. frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 © 2019 frito-lay nort:h america, inc. smartlabel® lays.com uo sn pul scan here for more food information or call 1-800-352-4477 artificial on questions or comment 1-80

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Jun 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.

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