Declared allergens
This product declares Celery, Egg, Mustard, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
American Potato Salad
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Celery
- Egg
- Mustard
- 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.
TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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 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.
Polysorbate 80Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- 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
- Salad dressing23.6%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Pickle relish11.8%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E4150.3%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative0.1%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Polysorbate 80 · E433<0.1%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Green peepers<0.1%No flag
- Mustard<0.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Food colorNo flag
- Fd&c yellow 5 · E102High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
Show original label text
Potatoes, salad dressing (soybean oil, water, corn syrup, distilled water, high fructose corn syrup, modified food starch, egg yolks,salt, spice, potassium sorbate [preservative]), pickle relish (cucumbers, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, salt, water, xanthan gum, alum, sodium benzoate [preservative], calcium chloride, natural flavors, polysorbate 80), celery, sugar, water, eggs, red peppers (red peppers, water, citric acid), onions, green peepers, mustard (water, distilled vinegar, mustard seed, salt, turmeric), salt, 0.1% potassium sorbate (preservative), food color (fd&c yellow 5).
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
5 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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