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Potato Salad
Salted Snacks · 0078742132280

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 10 Jul 2022

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

  • Potatoes52.6%No flag›
  • Mayonnaise23.7%No flag
  • Soya oil11.8%No flag›
  • Water5.9%No flag›
  • Egg yolks3%No flag›
  • Vinegar1.5%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Water11.8%No flag›
  • Sugar2.6%No flag›
  • Celery2.6%No flag›
  • Sweet pickle relish2.6%No flag
  • Cucumber1.3%No flag›
  • Sugar0.6%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Mustard seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Celery seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E509No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Dehydrated onionNo flag
  • Onions2%No flag›
  • Red bell peppers1%No flag›
  • Mustard0.5%No flag
  • Water0.3%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.1%No flag›
  • Mustard seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Black pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • White pepperNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • ParsleyNo flag›
Show original label text

Potatoes, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, salt), water, sugar, celery, sweet pickle relish (cucumber, sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard seed, xanthan gum, celery seed, dehydrated red bell pepper, calcium chloride, natural flavoring, turmeric, dehydrated onion), onions, red bell peppers, mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, sugar, soybean oil, turmeric, paprika, annatto extract [color], garlic, spices, xanthan gum, calcium disodium edta [preservative], natural flavor, citric acid), salt, vinegar, modified corn starch, soybean oil, black pepper, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), white pepper, xanthan gum, dried parsley.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Egg, Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 10 Jul 2022

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

6 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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