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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 28 Aug 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 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. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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.
  3. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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

  • Pork53.1%No flag›
  • Water23.4%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of salt11.7%No flag
  • Maple sugar5.9%No flag›
  • Maple syrup2.9%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Maple flavoring0.2%No flag
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified waxy starch<0.1%No flag
  • Maple syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • Propylene glycol · E490<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Bha · E320<0.1%Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • Propyl gallate · E310No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Collagen casingNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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pork, water, less than 2% of salt, maple sugar, maple syrup, dextrose, corn syrup, flavorings, maple flavoring (maltodextrin, sugar, modified waxy starch, maple syrup, flavor, gum arabic), propylene glycol, caramel color, sodium benzoate, bha, propyl gallate, citric acid, collagen casing,

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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 2 low · 3 not assessed

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