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Chicken Salad
MeijerMeals · 0708820620339

Chicken Salad

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Egg
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Disodium guanylateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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. Disodium inosinateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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

  • Chicken breast54.2%No flag›
  • Chicken breast with less than 2% of salt27.9%No flag
  • Citrus fruit13.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3306.6%No flag
  • Disodium inosinate · E6313.3%Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Disodium guanylate · E6273.3%Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Salad dressing22.9%No flag
  • Soya oil11.5%No flag›
  • Water5.7%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup2.9%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar1.4%No flag›
  • Egg yolk0.7%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% salt0.2%No flag
  • Cider vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika extract · E160c<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385<0.1%No flag
  • Added to protect quality<0.1%No flag
  • Onion11.5%No flag›
  • Celery5.7%No flag›
  • Lemon juice from concentrate2.9%No flag
  • Water1.4%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice1.4%No flag
  • Sodium bisulfite · E2221.4%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.7%Moderate

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

  • Preservative0.7%No flag
  • Lemon oil0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • To preserve freshness<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.

  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
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Chicken breast (chicken breast with less than 2% of salt, citrus flour, citric acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), salad dressing (soybean oil, water, high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, modified corn starch, contains less than 2% salt, cider vinegar, spice, paprika and paprika extract, calcium disodium edta (added to protect quality)), onion, celery, lemon juice from concentrate (water, concentrated lemon juice) sodium bisulfite and sodium benzoate (preservative) and lemon oil), salt, spice, potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Egg, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Disodium guanylateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
  • Disodium inosinateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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1 high · 1 low · 4 not assessed

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