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Meijer, sausage, egg & cheese muffin sandwiches
MeijerMeals · 0713733737043

Meijer, sausage, egg & cheese muffin sandwiches

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Calcium propionate).

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

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • English muffin51.4%No flag
  • Wheat flour24.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour6.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Water12.1%No flag›
  • Cream yeast6.1%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following3%No flag
  • English muffin base1.5%No flag
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten1.5%No flag›
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.8%Low

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

  • A preservative0.8%No flag
  • Datem · E472e0.4%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Fumaric acid · E297<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour<0.1%No flag›
  • And ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Azodicarbonamide · E927aNo flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • Degerminated yellow corn flourNo flag
  • Degerminated yellow corn mealNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • A preservativeNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sausage pattyNo flag
  • PorkNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • 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 oilNo flag›
  • Medium chain triglyceridesNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Pasteurized process american cheeseNo flag
  • American cheeses 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

English muffin (enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), water, cream yeast, contains 2% or less of each of the following: english muffin base (sugar, wheat gluten, calcium propionate (a preservative). datem, citric acid, fumaric acid, salt, malted barley flour, and ascorbic acid), wheat gluten, salt, azodicarbonamide, soybean oil, vinegar, degerminated yellow corn flour, degerminated yellow corn meal, potassium sorbate (a preservative), soy lecithin); sausage patty (pork, water, salt, spices, dextrose, sugar); 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 soy oil and cotton seed oils, medium chain triglycerides, flavor)); 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
  • 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

3 moderate · 7 not assessed

7 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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