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Old DutchSnacks · 0074690231044

Potato chips

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

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

Why it's rated this way

2 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. Sodium 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Potatoes52.5%No flag›
  • Canola23.8%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil11.9%No flag›
  • Corn maltodextrin5.9%No flag
  • Sugar1.8%No flag›
  • Contains two percent and less of0.9%No flag
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed corn protein0.9%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.9%No flag
  • Contains smoke0.9%No flag
  • Sodium acetate · E262i0.7%No flag
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • Acetic acid · E2600.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Malic acid · E296<0.1%No flag
  • Autolyzed yeast extractNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • ButtermilkNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Sodium phosphates (E339)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Potatoes, canola and/or sunflower oil, corn maltodextrin, sugar, contains two percent or less of: salt, hydrolyzed corn protein, natural flavor (contains smoke), sodium acetate, whey, acetic acid, citric acid, spices, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), malic acid, autolyzed yeast extract, caramel color, buttermilk powder, extractives of paprika (color), disodium phosphate.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

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.
  • Sodium 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

What drives this

3 low · 6 not assessed

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