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Lowes FoodsCanned Foods · 0741643021259

Lowes foods, vegetable beef condensed soup

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 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. Disodium guanylateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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. Disodium inosinateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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%No flag›
  • Carrots24%No flag›
  • Potatoes12%No flag›
  • Cooked beef meat6%No flag
  • Barley3%No flag›
  • Peas1.5%No flag›
  • Green beans0.8%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate0.4%No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of0.2%No flag
  • Potato starch0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Cereal flours<0.1%No flag
  • Corn flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat<0.1%No flag›
  • RyeNo flag›
  • OatNo flag›
  • RiceNo flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Hydrolyzed torula yeast<0.1%No flag
  • Brewers yeast proteinNo flag
  • Hydrolyzed cornNo flag
  • SoyaNo flag›
  • Wheat proteinNo flag
  • With partially hydrolyzed soybean oilNo flag
  • OnionsNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate autolyzed yeast extractNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Beef extractNo flag›
  • Disodium inosinate · E631Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Disodium guanylate · E627Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Water, carrots, potatoes, cooked beef, barley, peas, green beans, tomato paste, contains less than 2% of: potato starch, soybean oil, cereal flours (corn, wheat, rye, oat, rice), salt, hydrolyzed torula yeast/brewers yeast protein, hydrolyzed corn, soy and wheat protein (with partially hydrolyzed soybean oil), onions, sugar, monosodium glutamate autolyzed yeast extract, caramel color, beef extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, spice.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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.
  • Disodium guanylateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
  • Disodium inosinateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 10 not assessed

10 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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