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Meatloaf with mashed potato

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. 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

  • Meatloaf75%No flag
  • Minced beef39.4%No flag
  • Pork17.8%No flag›
  • Whole milk8.9%No flag
  • Milk4.4%No flag›
  • Cholecalciferol4.4%No flag›
  • Tomato ketchup4.4%No flag
  • Tomato concentrate2.2%No flag
  • Made from fresh ripe tomatoes2.2%No flag
  • Sugar1.1%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar0.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Onion0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Breadcrumbs2.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour1.1%No flag›
  • Sugar0.6%No flag›
  • Yeast0.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Liquid eggs1.1%No flag
  • Whole egg0.6%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.3%No flag
  • 0.15%water added as carrier for citric acid0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid added to preserve color0.1%No flag
  • Soy sauce0.6%No flag›
  • Water0.3%No flag›
  • Wheat0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt lactic acid<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Less than 1<0.1%No flag
  • 10 of 1% as a preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Worcestershire sauce0.1%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Molasses<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • AnchovyNo flag›
  • TamarindNo flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Black pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Mustard<0.1%No flag
  • Mashed potatoes25%No flag
  • Potatoes12.5%No flag›
  • Milk6.3%No flag›
  • Margarine3.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.6%No flag›
  • Water0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated cottonseed oil0.2%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Water1.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Buttermilk0.5%No flag›
  • Preservative blend0.2%No flag
  • Colour0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i0.1%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • 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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Meatloaf (ground beef, ground pork, whole milk [milk, vitamin d3], tomato ketchup [tomato concentrate {made from fresh ripe tomatoes}, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, onion powder, spices and natural flavor], bread crumbs [wheat flour, sugar, yeast, salt], whole liquid eggs [whole egg, citric acid, 0.15%water added as carrier for citric acid, citric acid added to preserve color], soy sauce [water, wheat, soybeans, salt lactic acid, sodium benzoate {less than 1/10 of 1% as a preservative}], salt, worcestershire sauce [distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, sugar, spices, anchovies, natural flavor {contains soy} and tamarind], granulated onion, granulated garlic, black pepper, ground mustard), mashed potatoes (potatoes, milk, margarine [soybean oil, water, salt, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, soy lecithin, vegetable mono and diglycerides, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate], water, salt, buttermilk, preservative blend [artificial color, potassium sorbate {to preserve freshness}, salt, soybean oil], natural flavor, sodium acid pyrophosphate).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • 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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