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Cobb Salad

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium nitriteHigh concernForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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

  • Green leaf lettuce55.6%No flag
  • Buttermilk ranch22.2%No flag
  • Cultured fat free buttermilk11.1%No flag
  • Soya oil5.6%No flag›
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • Eggs1.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.5%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.2%No flag›
  • Cultured dextrose0.1%No flag›
  • Egg yolk<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan and guar gumsNo flag
  • Lemon juice from concentrateNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Food starch-modifiedNo flag›
  • Autolyzed yeast extractNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Hard-cooked eggs11.1%No flag
  • Egg5.6%No flag›
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3301.4%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2111.4%Moderate

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

  • As a preservative1.4%No flag
  • Chicken breast meat5.6%No flag›
  • Chicken breast with rib meat2.8%No flag
  • Water1.4%No flag›
  • Cultured sugar and vinegar0.7%No flag
  • Potato starch0.3%No flag›
  • Sea salt0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Romaine lettuce2.8%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese1.4%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk0.7%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.3%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Vegetable pigment<0.1%No flag
  • Potato starch<0.1%No flag›
  • E460ii<0.1%No flag
  • Anti caking agent<0.1%No flag
  • Natamycin · E235<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Bacon bits0.7%No flag
  • Bacon cured with water0.3%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

  • As a preservative<0.1%No flag
  • May contain natural smoke flavoringNo flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • To enhance textureNo flag
  • Carrot0.3%No flag›
  • Grape tomatoes0.3%No flag
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Green leaf lettuce, buttermilk ranch (cultured fat free buttermilk, soybean oil, water, eggs, salt, sugar, vinegar, cultured dextrose, egg yolk, garlic, onion, xanthan & guar gums, lemon juice from concentrate, maltodextrin, spices, food starch-modified, autolyzed yeast extract, natural flavor, corn syrup solids), hard-cooked eggs (egg, water, citric acid, sodium benzoate [ as a preservative]), chicken breast meat (chicken breast with rib meat, water, cultured sugar and vinegar, potato starch, sea salt, natural flavors), romaine lettuce, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto [ vegetable color], potato starch and powdered cellulose [ to prevent caking], natamycin [ a natural mold inhibitor]), bacon bits (bacon cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium erythorbate and/or sodium ascorbate [ as preservatives], sodium nitrite [ as a preservative], may contain natural smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate [ to enhance texture]), carrot, grape tomatoes

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 3 ingredients yet.

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