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Snacks · 0072036721471

Potato chips

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Potatoes52.6%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil23.7%No flag›
  • Contains one and more of the following11.8%No flag
  • Corn11.8%No flag›
  • Cottonseed5.9%No flag›
  • Sunflower5.9%No flag›
  • Whey11.8%No flag›
  • Salt1.2%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour1.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder1.2%No flag
  • Buttermilk solids1.2%No flag
  • Corn syrup solids1.2%No flag›
  • Cream0.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onion1.2%No flag
  • Sugar1.2%No flag›
  • Sour cream1.1%No flag
  • Cream0.6%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.3%No flag
  • Microbial culture0.3%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.6%Moderate

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

  • Parsley0.3%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Malic acid · E296<0.1%No flag
  • E262ii<0.1%No flag
  • And lactose<0.1%No flag›
Show original label text

Potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, cottonseed, sunflower), whey, salt, dextrose, wheat flour, nonfat dry milk, buttermilk solids, corn syrup solids (cream, salt), dehydrated onion, sugar, sour cream solids (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), monosodium glutamate, parsley, citric acid, artificial flavor, malic acid, sodium diacetate, and lactose.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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