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Mashed potatoes

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Diphosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • Mashed potatoes62.5%No flag
  • Potatoes32.6%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk14.9%No flag
  • Butter7.5%No flag›
  • Whole milk3.7%No flag
  • Natural flavouring1.9%No flag
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate · E450i0.6%No flag
  • Colour retention agent0.6%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.4%No flag
  • Preservative0.4%No flag
  • Spice0.4%No flag›
  • Chives18.8%No flag
  • Garlic butter9.4%No flag
  • Butter4.7%No flag›
  • Cream2.3%No flag›
  • Salt2.3%No flag›
  • Chives2.3%No flag
  • Canola1.2%No flag›
  • Olive oil0.6%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.3%No flag›
  • Extra-virgin olive oil0.3%No flag
  • Garlic0.3%No flag›
  • Sea salt0.1%No flag›
  • Black pepper0.1%No flag›
  • Chives9.4%No flag
  • 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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Mashed potatoes (potatoes, skim milk, butter, whole milk, natural flavor, salt, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate [added to maintain color], potassium sorbate [added to maintain freshness], spice), chive & garlic butter (butter [cream and salt], chive, canola & olive oil [75% expeller pressed canola oil, 25% extra-virgin olive oil], garlic, sea salt, black pepper), chives.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • DiphosphatesInorganic 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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