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Potato gems

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)).

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 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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

  • Potato gems55.6%No flag
  • Potato22.2%No flag›
  • Canola oil11.1%No flag›
  • Preserved with citric acid5.6%No flag
  • Bht · E3215.6%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Salt2.2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of2.2%No flag
  • Colour2.2%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4712.2%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring2.2%No flag
  • Freshness preserved with sodium bisulfite1.2%No flag
  • Bht · E3211.2%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

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Potato gems (potato, canola oil [preserved with citric acid and bht], salt, contains 2% or less of: artificial color, mono and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor. freshness preserved with sodium bisulfite and bht.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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