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Golden Margarine
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Golden Margarine

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 14 May 2024

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Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Soya oil53.8%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated vegetable oil23.1%No flag›
  • Palm kerneland palm oil23.1%No flag
  • Water11.5%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Whey1.5%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin1.5%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E2021.5%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2111.5%Moderate

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

  • Used to protect quality1.5%No flag
  • Distilled monoglycerides1.5%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3301.2%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.6%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate0.3%No flag›
  • E160ai0.3%No flag
  • Colour0.3%No flag
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SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNELAND PALM OIL), WATER, SALT, WHEY (MILK), SOY LECITHIN (SOY), POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (USED TO PROTECT QUALITY), DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 14 May 2024

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 2 moderate · 4 not assessed

4 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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