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Beef Stew
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Beef Stew

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are 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.
  2. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Water52.9%No flag›
  • Cooked beef meat23.5%No flag
  • Beef11.8%No flag›
  • Water5.9%No flag›
  • Modified food starch2.9%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed soy protein1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.7%No flag
  • Carrots11.8%No flag›
  • Potatoes5.9%No flag›
  • Potatoes2.9%No flag›
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i2.9%No flag
  • Beef trim2.9%No flag
  • Flour1.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.7%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.2%No flag
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate0.7%No flag
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF0.4%No flag
  • Modified food starch with erythorbic acid0.4%No flag
  • Onion0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E509No flag
  • SoyaNo flag›
  • WheatNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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WATER, SEASONED COOKED BEEF (BEEF, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), CARROTS, POTATOES (POTATOES, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), BEEF TRIM, ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), TOMATO PASTE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH WITH ERYTHORBIC ACID, ONION, SALT, SUGAR, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC POWDER, SPICE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE., SOY, WHEAT

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 May 2025

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.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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