Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Sausage Biscuits
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
5 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- 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.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Sausage66.2%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of the following0.8%No flag
- Monosodium glutamate · E6210.4%Moderate
Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Caramel color · E150a0.4%No flag
- Biscuit0.4%No flag
- Niacin · E3750.4%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
- Cultured low fat buttermilk0.4%No flag
- Cultured low fat milk0.2%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder0.1%No flag
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- Dairy culturesNo flag
- Carrageenan · E407Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Pectin · E440aNo flag
- Fat0.4%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- E160ai<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Biscuit0.4%No flag
- Raising agent0.2%No flag
- E500ii0.2%No flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i0.1%No flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
- Niacin · E375No flag
- Riboflavin · E101No flag
- Calcium propionate · E282Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Artificial flavouring8.5%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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.
Show original label text
Sausage: pork, water, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, spices, sugar, monosodium glutamate, caramel color. biscuit: enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cultured low fat buttermilk (cultured low fat milk, nonfat dry milk, milk solids, water, whey solids, lactic acid, dairy cultures, food starch, salt, carrageenan, pectin), palm oil, shortening flakes (palm oil, soy lecithin, natural & artificial flavor, beta carotene, citric acid), biscuit concentrate (leavening [sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate], salt, sugar, buttermilk, dextrose, bleached enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], calcium propionate [preservative], calcium sulfate, soybean and/or cottonseed oil, guar gum), dextrose, artificial flavor.
Alerts
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.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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
- WaterModerate concern
- Reduced IronModerate concern
- Thiamin MononitrateModerate concern
3 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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