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Emoti bites

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Mar 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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.
  2. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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. 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.
  4. 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

  • Potato77%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil13.1%No flag›
  • Potato4.9%No flag›
  • Potato2.5%No flag›
  • Acidity regulators1.2%No flag
  • 4500.6%No flag
  • 3300.6%No flag
  • Emulsifier0.6%No flag
  • 4710.6%No flag
  • Antioxidants0.3%No flag
  • 3210.2%No flag
  • 3200.2%No flag
  • Preservative0.3%No flag
  • 2230.3%No flag
  • Potato starch2.5%No flag›
  • Water1.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.4%No flag›
  • Corn dextrose0.4%No flag
  • Stabiliser0.4%No flag
  • 4640.4%No flag
  • Sodium metabisulphite (E223)Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) (E320)Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) (E321)Moderate

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

  • 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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potato (77%), sunflower oil, dehydrated potato (potato, acidity regulators (450, 330), emulsifier (471), antioxidants (321, 320), preservative (223)), potato starch, water, salt, dextrose (maize), stabiliser (464). Contains Sulphites

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Mar 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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