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Potato chips

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

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

3 additives on this label are 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  • Potatoes62.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil18.9%No flag›
  • Contains one and more of the following9.5%No flag
  • Cottonseed9.5%No flag›
  • Corn4.7%No flag›
  • Soya bean4.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Cheddar0.8%No flag
  • Sour cream seasoning0.8%No flag
  • Whey0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Buttermilk solids0.8%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.8%Moderate

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

  • Natural flavouring0.8%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese blend0.8%No flag
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • Cheese0.2%No flag›
  • Milk0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Buttermilk solids0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Calcium phosphate · E341<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid as processing acids<0.1%No flag
  • Sour cream0.8%No flag
  • Sour cream0.4%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
  • Garlic0.8%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.8%No flag
  • Paprika extract · E160c0.8%No flag
  • Colour0.8%No flag
  • Disodium inosinate · E6310.8%Low

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

  • Disodium guanylate · E6276.9%Low

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

  • May contain sunflower oil and silicon dioxide as processing aids6.9%No flag
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Potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: cottonseed, corn, or soybean), salt, cheddar & sour cream seasoning, whey, salt, sugar, buttermilk solids, monosodium glutamate, natural flavors, cheddar cheese blend (whey, cheese {milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, buttermilk solids, natural flavor, {calcium phosphate, sodium phosphate, lactic acid as processing acids}), sour cream powder (sour cream {cream, cultures, lactic acid}, cultured nonfat milk solids, citric acid), garlic powder, citric acid, paprika extract (color), disodium inosinate & disodium guanylate, (may contain sunflower oil and silicon dioxide as processing aids).

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.
  • 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 low · 3 not assessed

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