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Potato Salad
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Potato Salad

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Sep 2025

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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

  • Potatoes54.2%No flag›
  • Mayonnaise22.9%No flag
  • Soya oil11.5%No flag›
  • Whole Eggs5.7%No flag
  • Distilled Vinegar2.9%No flag›
  • Egg Yolks1.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium Disodium EDTA · E385<0.1%No flag
  • Dressing11.5%No flag
  • Water5.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.9%No flag›
  • High Fructose Corn Syrup1.4%No flag›
  • Distilled Vinegar0.7%No flag›
  • Egg Yolks0.4%No flag›
  • Modified Food Starch0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Mustard<0.1%No flag
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium Disodium EDTA · E385<0.1%No flag
  • Eggs5.7%No flag›
  • Onion2.9%No flag›
  • Celery1.4%No flag›
  • Onion Salt0.7%No flag
  • Mustard0.4%No flag
  • Distilled Vinegar0.2%No flag›
  • Mustard Seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Turmeric<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Parsley0.2%No flag›
  • Potassium Sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
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Potatoes, Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Whole Eggs, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolks, Salt, Sugar, Dextrose, Water, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavors, Calcium Disodium EDTA), Dressing (Water, Soybean Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolks, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Mustard Flour, Onion, Calcium Disodium EDTA), Eggs, Onion, Celery, Onion Salt, Mustard (Distilled Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Spices), Parsley, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Spices

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Egg, Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Sep 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  5. 06SpiceNot assessed

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