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Meijer, tuna salad on wheat bread
MeijerMeals · 0708820529359

Meijer, tuna salad on wheat bread

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Egg
  • Fish
  • Gluten
  • 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. 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.
  3. Calcium phosphatesMinor 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

  • Wheat bread54.5%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour27.7%No flag
  • Wheat flour13.9%No flag›
  • Malted barley6.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.4%No flag
  • Iron1.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.9%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Water13.4%No flag›
  • Whole wheat flour6.7%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup3.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following1.7%No flag
  • Yeast1.7%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten0.8%No flag›
  • Soybean oil salt0.4%No flag
  • Flour treatment agent0.2%No flag
  • Monoglycerides0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481<0.1%No flag
  • Datem · E472e<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium peroxide · E930No flag
  • Azodicarbonamide · E927aNo flag
  • Yeast nutrients0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
  • Ammonium sulfate · E517<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.

  • Mold inhibitor<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Tuna22.7%No flag›
  • Light tuna11.4%No flag
  • Vegetable broth5.7%No flag
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • And salt2.8%No flag›
  • Salad dressing11.4%No flag
  • Soya oil5.7%No flag›
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup1.4%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar0.7%No flag›
  • Egg yolk0.4%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% salt<0.1%No flag
  • Cider vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika extract · E160cNo flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
  • To preserve freshnessNo flag
  • Mayonnaise5.7%No flag
  • Soya oil2.8%No flag›
  • Water1.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup egg yolk0.7%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% spice0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385<0.1%No flag
  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Celery2.8%No flag›
  • Onion1.4%No flag›
  • Modified food starch0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.2%Moderate

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

  • To preserve freshness0.2%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Wheat bread (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, barley malt, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) water, whole wheat flour, high fructose corn syrup, contains 2% or less of the following: yeast, wheat gluten, soybean oil salt, dough conditioners (monoglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, datem, ascorbic acid, calcium peroxide, azodicarbonamide), yeast nutrients (monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate), calcium propionate (mold inhibitor), potassium sorbate ( to preserve freshness)), tuna (light tuna, vegetable broth, water, and salt), 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 (soy), calcium disodium edta (to preserve freshness)), mayonnaise (soybean oil. water, corn syrup egg yolk, distilled vinegar, contains less than 2% spice, salt, calcium disodium edta (to preserve freshness)), celery, onion, modified food starch, salt, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), spice.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Egg, Fish, 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.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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

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1 low · 5 not assessed

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