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Margarina Girasol
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Margarina Girasol

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 29 Apr 2024

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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

  • Vegetable oil60.6%No flag›
  • Sunflower32.9%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil13.8%No flag›
  • Soya6.9%No flag›
  • Palm6.9%No flag
  • Filtered water19.7%No flag
  • Salt1.6%No flag›
  • Whey1.6%No flag›
  • Emulsifier1.6%No flag
  • Mono- y diglicéridos de Acidos grasos · E4710.8%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.8%No flag›
  • Preservative1.6%No flag
  • Benzoato de Sodio · E2111.6%Moderate

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

  • Acid1.6%No flag›
  • Acido Cítrico · E3301.6%No flag
  • Saborizante artificial idéntico al natural Mantequilla1.6%No flag
  • Sequestrant1.6%No flag
  • EDTA · E3851.6%No flag
  • Antioxidant1.6%No flag
  • BHT · E3211.6%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Colorante idéntico al natural6.9%No flag
  • B-Caroteno6.9%No flag
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Mezcla de Aceites Vegetales (Girasol, Palmiste, Soya y Palma), Agua Purificada, Sal, Suero de leche, Emulsificantes (Mono y diglicéridos de Acidos grasos, Lecitina de Soya), Conservante (Benzoato de Sodio), Acidulante (Acido Cítrico), Saborizante artificial idéntico al natural Mantequilla, Secuestrante (EDTA), Antioxidante (BHT), Colorante idéntico al natural (B-Caroteno).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 29 Apr 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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