Declared allergens
This product declares Celery.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Sep 2020
Mid east, imported giardeniera
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
- Celery
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Sep 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Sodium hydrogen sulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Pepperoncini2.8%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
- Salt sodium bisulfite0.2%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.
- Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
- Sodium hydrogen sulphite (E222)Moderate
Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
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Cauliflower, carrot, celery, red peppers, pepperoncini, water, citric acid, vinegar, salt sodium bisulfite, sodium benzoate, calcium chloride
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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.
- Sodium hydrogen sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterLow concern
5 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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