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Plant Based Foods And Beverages · 0041331020770

Pink beans in sauce

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • 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. 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.
  3. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Pink beans52.6%No flag
  • Water23.7%No flag›
  • Green bell pepper11.8%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate5.9%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.4%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Soya oil0.4%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onion0.4%No flag
  • Garlic0.4%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial ham type flavor0.4%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Molasses<0.1%No flag›
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Medium chain triglyceridesNo flag›
  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Natural smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Culantro0.4%No flag
  • Hydrolysed corn protein0.4%No flag
  • Olive oil0.4%No flag›
  • Onion0.4%No flag›
  • Oregano0.4%No flag›
  • Disodium edta added to promote color retention0.4%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a0.4%No flag
  • Natural hickory smoke flavor0.2%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.1%No flag›
  • Natural hickory smoke flavor<0.1%No flag›
  • Silicon dioxide as anticaking agent<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b0.2%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Pink beans, water, green bell pepper, tomato paste, salt, monosodium glutamate, soybean oil, dehydrated onion, granulated garlic, natural & artificial ham type flavor (maltodextrin, salt, palm oil, yeast extract, molasses, silicon dioxide, garlic powder, onion powder, medium chain triglycerides, sunflower oil, natural & artificial flavors, natural smoke flavor and citric acid), culantro, hydrolyzed corn protein, olive oil, onion powder, ground oregano, disodium edta added to promote color retention, caramel color, natural hickory smoke flavor (maltodextrin, natural hickory smoke flavor, silicon dioxide as anticaking agent) and annatto

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares 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.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 2 moderate · 2 low · 4 not assessed

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