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Matzo ball soup

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Egg

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. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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

  • Water54.2%No flag›
  • Matzo balls22.9%No flag
  • Passover matzo meal11.5%No flag
  • Ground matzo meal made from passover wheat flour5.7%No flag
  • Water5.7%No flag›
  • Whole eggs5.7%No flag
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • Egg white1.4%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Carrots11.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Celery0.4%No flag›
  • Potato starch0.4%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.4%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Pepper0.4%No flag›
  • Spice0.4%No flag›
  • Onion0.4%No flag›
  • Garlic0.4%No flag›
  • Fd&c yellow no0.4%No flag
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Water, matzo balls (passover matzo meal [ground matzo meal made from passover wheat flour and water], whole eggs, water, egg whites, cottonseed oil, salt, flavoring), carrots, sugar, celery, potato starch, monosodium glutamate, extractives of pepper and spices, onion powder, garlic powder, fd&c yellow no. 5.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Egg.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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