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Potato chips

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Potatoes62.8%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil18.6%No flag›
  • Contains one and more of the following9.3%No flag
  • Cottonseed9.3%No flag›
  • Corn4.6%No flag›
  • Soya bean4.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Sour cream0.9%No flag
  • Onion seasoning0.9%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.9%No flag›
  • Whey0.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Onion0.9%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.9%Moderate

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

  • Sour cream0.9%No flag
  • Sour cream0.5%No flag
  • Cream0.2%No flag›
  • Microbial culture0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E2700.1%No flag
  • Cultured nonfat milk solids0.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Parsley0.9%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.9%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.9%No flag
  • Less than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent caking7.3%No flag
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Potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: cottonseed, corn, or soybean), salt, sour cream & onion seasoning, maltodextrin, whey, salt, onion powder, monosodium glutamate, sour cream powder (sour cream {cream, cultures, lactic acid}, cultured nonfat milk solids, citric acid), parsley, citric acid, natural flavors, less than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent caking.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

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

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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