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Lay's magic masala
PepsicoPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 8901491981699

Lay's magic masala

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 27 May 2025

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

  • Potato55%No flag›
  • Edible Vegetable Oil Palmolein22.5%No flag
  • Sunflower Oil11.3%No flag›
  • Coating5.6%No flag›
  • Spice2.8%No flag›
  • Condiments1.4%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.7%No flag›
  • Lodised Salt0.4%No flag
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Flavour Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Natural Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Nature Identical Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Substances<0.1%No flag
  • Anti caking agent2.8%No flag
  • 5512.8%No flag
  • Edible Vegetable Oil1.4%No flag›
  • Sunflower Vegetable Oil0.7%No flag›
  • Palm Vegetable Oil0.7%No flag›
  • Flavour Enhancers0.7%No flag
  • 627‚6310.7%No flag
  • As flavouring agent0.4%No flag
  • "Contains Onion0.2%No flag›
  • Garlic0.2%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 (&quot;Spices & Condiments, Maltodextrin, lodised Salt, Sugar, Flavour Natural & Nature Identical Flavouring Substances), Anticaking Agent (551), Edible Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Palm), Flavour Enhancers (627,631)). As flavouring agent. &quot;Contains Onion and Garlic

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

2 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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