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Mid-America FarmsDairies · 0041483036896

Sour cream

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Cultured sour cream93.8%No flag
  • Skimmed milk53.1%No flag
  • Cream20.3%No flag›
  • Gelatin · E42810.2%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4125.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4072.5%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Locust bean gum · E4101.3%No flag
  • Microbial culture1.3%No flag
  • Coating2.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onion0.4%No flag
  • Hydrolysed vegetable protein0.4%No flag
  • Corn0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate dehydrated parsley0.4%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2022.1%No flag
  • Preservative2.1%No flag
  • Chives2.1%No flag
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Cultured sour cream [nonfat milk, cream, gelatin, guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum, cultures], seasoning [salt, dehydrated onion, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn), sugar, monosodium glutamate dehydrated parsley], potassium sorbate (preservative), chives.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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