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Instant buttery homestyle mashed potatoes
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Instant buttery homestyle mashed potatoes

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Nov 2022

Why it's rated this way

4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium hydrogen sulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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. Potassium 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.
  4. DiphosphatesMinor 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

  • Dehydrated potato with emulsifier52.8%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E47152.8%No flag
  • Preservative23.6%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i11.8%No flag
  • Sodium bisulfite · E2225.9%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Citric acid · E3305.9%No flag
  • Maltodextrin11.8%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids5.9%No flag›
  • Salt2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring1%No flag
  • Palm oil0.5%No flag›
  • Butter0.2%No flag›
  • Cream0.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium caseinate0.1%No flag›
  • E340ii<0.1%No flag
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Monoglycerides<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium silicate · E552No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Tbhq · E319No flag
  • Bht · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Sodium silicoaluminate · E554No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Potassium phosphates (E340)Low

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

  • Diphosphates (E450)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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Dehydrated potato with emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides) and preservative (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bisulfite, citric acid), maltodextrin, corn syrup solids, salt, nonfat milk, natural flavor, palm oil, butter (cream, salt), sodium caseinate, dipotassium phosphate, emulsifier (monoglycerides), citric acid, calcium silicate, guar gum, preservative (tbhq, bht), sodium silicoaluminate, color (turmeric).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Nov 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium hydrogen sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • Potassium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic 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 moderate · 1 low · 2 not assessed

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