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Sausage egg & cheese croissant hearty breakfast sandwiches
MeijerMeals · 0713733737029

Sausage egg & cheese croissant hearty breakfast sandwiches

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

2 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. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Croissant52.6%No flag
  • Flour23.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour11.8%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour5.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.7%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Water11.8%No flag›
  • Margarine5.9%No flag›
  • Palm oil3%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides0.4%No flag›
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<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.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup3%No flag›
  • Yeast1.5%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of each of the following0.7%No flag
  • Whey0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten0.2%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282<0.1%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrin · E1400No flag
  • Ascorbic acid added as a dough conditionerNo flag
  • Azodicarbonamide · E927aNo flag
  • Sausage pattyNo flag
  • PorkNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Round scramble egg pattyNo flag
  • Whole eggsNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • And artificial butter flavorNo flag
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oilNo flag›
  • Cottonseed oilsNo flag›
  • Medium chain triglyceridesNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Restricted melt pasteurized process american cheeseNo flag
  • American cheeseNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Acetic acid · E260No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
Show original label text

Croissant (enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, margarine (palm oil, water, salt, monoglycerides, whey, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [preservative], artificial flavor, citric acid, beta carotene (color), vitamin a palmitate), high fructose corn syrup, yeast, contains less than 2% of each of the following: whey, salt, wheat gluten, monoglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium propionate [preservative], natural and artificial flavor, dextrin, ascorbic acid added as a dough conditioner, azodicarbonamide); sausage patty (pork, water, salt, spices, dextrose, sugar); round scramble egg patty (whole eggs, water, soybean oil, whey solids, modified food starch, nonfat dry milk, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, and artificial butter flavor (partially hydrogenated soybean oil and cottonseed oils, medium chain triglycerides, flavors)); restricted melt pasteurized process american cheese (american cheeses (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, cream, sodium citrate, salt, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), lactic acid, acetic acid, artificial color, lecithin (soy)).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, 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.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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