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Salted Snacks · 0085239018644

Peppercorn ranch potato salad

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Red potatoes53.3%No flag
  • Mayonnaise23.3%No flag
  • Soya oil11.7%No flag›
  • Water5.8%No flag›
  • Egg yolk2.9%No flag›
  • Vinegar1.5%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Celery11.7%No flag›
  • Sour cream5.8%No flag
  • Sour cream5.8%No flag
  • Hard-cooked eggs2.9%No flag
  • Buttermilk1.5%No flag›
  • Cultured lowfat milk0.7%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder0.4%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E4100.2%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Cholecalciferol<0.1%No flag›
  • Apple cider vinegar0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Ranch seasoning0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • Black pepperNo 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.

  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Black pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
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Red potatoes, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolk, vinegar, salt), celery, sour cream (pasteurized cultured cream), hard-cooked eggs, buttermilk (cultured lowfat milk, nonfat dry milk, locust bean gum, carrageenan, modified food starch, salt, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), apple cider vinegar, water, ranch seasoning (salt, natural flavor, dehydrated garlic, onion powder, parsley, black pepper, carrageenan), modified corn starch, salt, black pepper, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), xanthan gum.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Egg, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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