Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Jul 2025
Ghalia Corn Puff (tomato flavour)
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Jul 2025
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- 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
- Cornmeal60%No flag
- Natural10%No flag
- Nature identical flavouring2.5%No flag
- Taste Enhancer0.5%No flag
- Monosodium Glutamate · E6210.5%Moderate
Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Anti Caking Agent0.5%No flag
- E341iii0.5%No flag
- Acidity Regulator3.7%No flag
- Citric Acid · E3303.7%No flag
- Calcium phosphates (E341)Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Show original label text
Maize Grits, Vegetable Oil (Palm), Natural and Nature Identical Flavors (Tomato (Sugar, Salt, Wheat Flour, Taste Enhancer (Monosodium Glutamate), Anti Caking Agent (Tricalcium Phosphate), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)))
Alerts
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.
- Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 2 ingredients yet.
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
Trust & sources
Where this product data comes from
How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
Trust & sources
Where this product data comes from
How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
Image cache
Greenveil proxy cache
Asset write on fetch
Ingredient content
Normalized label parsed
6 items
Your context
Recent scans
See allProducts you open appear here on this device.