Declared allergens
This product declares Celery, Egg, Mustard, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Potato salad
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- High
Allergens
- Celery
- Egg
- Mustard
- Soy
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Russet potatoes52.4%No flag
- Hard cooked eggs23.8%No flag
- Mayonnaise11.9%No flag
- Mustard2.5%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Sweet pickle relish1.1%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E509No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
Show original label text
Russet potatoes, hard cooked eggs, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, salt), sugar, celery, mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, sugar, soybean oil, turmeric and paprika, garlic powder, spices, xanthan gum, annatto color, citric acid, natural flavor), water, sweet pickle relish (cucumber, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, mustard seeds, xanthan gum, calcium chloride, celery seeds, dehydrated red bell pepper, natural flavors, turmeric, minced onion), onion, vinegar, salt, modified corn starch, black pepper, sodium benzoate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative), dill, paprika, xanthan gum, white pepper, red pepper, annatto color.
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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
6 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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