Declared allergens
This product declares Celery, Egg, Mustard, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Nov 2025
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 28 Nov 2025
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
- Mayonnaise23.5%No flag
- Sweet pickle relish2.5%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Mustard2.5%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Annatto extract colorNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.5%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative0.5%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E2020.5%No flag
- Preservative0.5%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E4150.5%No flag
- Annatto · E160b0.5%No flag
- Colour0.5%No flag
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potatoes, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, salt), sugar, celery, water, sweet pickle relish (cucumber, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, mustard seed, xanthan gum, celery seed, dehydrated red bell pepper, natural flavors, turmeric, minced onion), mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, sugar, turmeric, paprika, garlic powder, spices, xanthan gum, annatto extract color, natural flavor), onion, vinegar, red bell pepper, salt, modified corn starch, black pepper, sodium benzoate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative xanthan gum, annatto extract (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 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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