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Luncheon Meat
Mr. SquirrelCanned Foods · 6971334900820

Luncheon Meat

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 17 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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. 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

  • Pork55.6%No flag›
  • Chicken22.2%No flag›
  • Water11.1%No flag›
  • Corn starchsoy protein isolate5.6%No flag
  • Edible salt2.8%No flag›
  • Granulatedsugar1.4%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.7%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Spice0.3%No flag›
  • Food additives0.3%No flag
  • Composite phosphate carrageenan0.2%No flag
  • Sodiumascorbate<0.1%No flag
  • Red yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan (E407)Low

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

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Pork, chicken, water, corn starchsoy protein isolate, edible salt, granulatedsugar, monosodium glutamate, spices, food additives(composite phosphate carrageenan,sodiumascorbate, red yeast, edible spices, sodium nitrite) Meat content: pork+chicken≥65%

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • 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

What drives this

2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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