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Frozen Foods · 0025155000378

Philly cheesesteak grilled cheese, philly cheesesteak

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance 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.
  3. Sodium 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Wheat flour51.6%No flag›
  • Flour26%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water24.2%No flag›
  • Beef strips12.1%No flag
  • Angus beef6%No flag
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of modified food starch1.5%No flag
  • Dextrose0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%Low

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

  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Including paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Onions6%No flag›
  • Yellow onion3%No flag
  • Sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Apple juice1.6%No flag›
  • Fire roasted green peppers3%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese1.5%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk0.8%No flag
  • Microbial culture0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • And annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Vegetable pigment<0.1%No flag
  • Cheese sauce mix0.8%No flag
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese0.2%No flag
  • Pastuerized milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Buttermilk solids<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339Low

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

  • Contains less than 2% of carageenanNo flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Oleoresin paprika · E160cNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • ColourNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Enzyme modified cheeseNo flag
  • Cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • Pasteurised milkNo flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Low moisture part skim mozzarella cheeseNo flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milkNo flag
  • Microbial cultureNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Reduced fat provolone cheeseNo flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milkNo flag
  • Microbial cultureNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Flour treatment agentNo flag
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Methylcellulose · E461No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Enriched unbleached wheat flour (flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, angus beef strips (angus beef, water, less than 2% of modified food starch, dextrose, salt, natural flavor, vinegar, sodium phosphate, granulated onion, spices (including paprika), caramel color), caramelized onions (yellow onion, sugar, apple juice concentrate), fire roasted green peppers, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, and annatto [vegetable color]), cheese sauce mix (whey, cheddar cheese (pastuerized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), food starch-modified, butter, buttermilk solids, salt, sodium phosphate, contains less than 2% of carageenan, lactic acid, oleoresin paprika and annatto (color), natural flavor, enzyme modified cheese (cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), disodium phosphate, enzymes, xanthan gum), soybean oil, low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), reduced fat provolone cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, smoke flavoring), sugar, yeast, dough conditioner (wheat flour, ascorbic acid, soybean oil, enzymes), natural smoke flavor, caramel color, non fat dry milk, soy lecithin, methylcellulose.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

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

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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic 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 low · 8 not assessed

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