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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Disodium guanylateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-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.
  2. Disodium inosinateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-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.

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

Ingredients

  • Potato53.8%No flag›
  • Edible Vegetable Oil23.1%No flag›
  • Palm olein11.5%No flag
  • Sunflower Oil11.5%No flag›
  • Coating11.5%No flag›
  • Sugar1.7%No flag›
  • Spice1.7%No flag›
  • Condiments1.7%No flag
  • Maltodextrin1.7%No flag›
  • Flavouring1.7%No flag
  • Flavouring0.9%No flag
  • Natural Flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Nature Identical Flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Flavouring0.9%No flag
  • Cheese Powder1.5%No flag
  • Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein0.8%No flag
  • Flavour Enhancers0.4%No flag
  • 6270.2%No flag
  • 6310.2%No flag
  • Edible Vegetable Oil0.2%No flag›
  • Palm Vegetable Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Coconut Vegetable Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Anti caking agent0.2%No flag
  • 5510.2%No flag
  • Disodium guanylate (E627)Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Disodium inosinate (E631)Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

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Potato, Edible Vegetable Oil (Palmolein, Sunflower Oil), *Seasoning (Sugar, Spices & Condiments, Maltodextrin, Flavour (Natural and Nature Identical Flavouring Substances), Cheese Powder, Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein, Flavour Enhancers (627, 631), Edible Vegetable Oil (Palm, Coconut), Anticaking Agent (551))

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 May 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Disodium guanylateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
  • Disodium inosinateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 1 moderate · 1 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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