Declared allergens
This product declares Celery, Egg, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Old fashioned potato salad, old fashioned
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Celery
- Egg
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in 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.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
Polysorbate 80Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- 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
- Cooked potatoes57.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate to protect flavor6.7%No flag
- Disodium pyrophosphate to maintain color6.7%No flag
- Mayonnaise21.4%No flag
- Contains less than 2% of salt0.3%No flag
- Concentrated lemon juice<0.1%No flag
- Calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor<0.1%No flag
- Hard-cooked eggs10.7%No flag
- Citric acid · E3301.3%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2111.3%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sweet pickle relish1.3%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Yellow 5 · E102High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Polysorbate 80 · E433Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Red peppers salt white pepper1.3%No flag
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Cooked potatoes (potatoes, dextrose, potassium sorbate to protect flavor, disodium pyrophosphate to maintain color), mayonnaise (soybean oil, egg yolks, high fructose corn syrup, water, distilled vinegar, contains less than 2% of salt, cider vinegar, spice, lemon juice concentrate, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor), hard-cooked eggs (cooked eggs, water, citric acid and sodium benzoate), celery, onions, sweet pickle relish (cucumbers, sugar, vinegar, salt, red bell peppers, spices, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate [preservative], yellow 5, polysorbate 80), red peppers salt white pepper
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
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.
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