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Snacks · 0038000845192

Multigrain crisps potato chips, sour cream & onion

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. 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.
  3. Disodium guanylateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-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.
  4. Disodium inosinateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-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.

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

Ingredients

  • Degerminated yellow corn flour51.5%No flag
  • Vegetable oil24.3%No flag›
  • Contains one and more of the following12.1%No flag
  • Corn oil12.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil6.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • And sunflower oil3%No flag›
  • Potatoes12.1%No flag›
  • Rice flour6.1%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin3%No flag›
  • Corn starch1.5%No flag›
  • Modified rice starch0.8%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of malted barley flour<0.1%No flag
  • Oat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat bran<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Black beansNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E621Moderate

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

  • WheyNo flag›
  • Coconut oilNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Sour creamNo flag
  • CreamNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Microbial cultureNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Whey proteinNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • Disodium inosinate · E631Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Disodium guanylate · E627Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Invert sugarNo flag›
  • Cultured nonfat milkNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Wheat dextroseNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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Degerminated yellow corn flour, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, and/or sunflower oil), dried potatoes, rice flour, maltodextrin, cornstarch, modified rice starch, sugar, mono - and diglycerides, contains 2% or less of malted barley flour, oat flour, wheat bran, salt, dried black beans, onion powder, monosodium glutamate, whey solids, coconut oil, dextrose, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), natural flavors, whey protein, citric acid, sodium caseinate, lactic acid, yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, malic acid, invert sugar, cultured nonfat milk, caramel color, annatto extract (color), wheat dextrose.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Disodium guanylateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
  • Disodium inosinateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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3 moderate · 5 low · 10 not assessed

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