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Meals · 0075450228427

Potatoes, eggs, sausage, bacon and cheese sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

5 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium nitriteHigh concernForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    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.
  2. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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.
  3. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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.
  4. Sodium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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.
  5. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Potatoes51%No flag›
  • Potatoes51%No flag›
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i24.5%No flag
  • Aid to retain natural color24.5%No flag
  • Dextrose12.2%No flag›
  • Egg6.1%No flag›
  • Whole eggs6.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk3.1%No flag
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • Modified food starch0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Butter flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Sweet buttermilkNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • TurmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Sausage<0.1%No flag
  • Pork<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of saltNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Sodium phosphates · E339Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Cheese sauceNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Whey powderNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • ButtermilkNo flag›
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Hydrolyzed guar gumNo flag
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Oleoresin turmericNo flag›
  • BaconNo flag
  • With waterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E339Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

  • May also containNo flag
  • Brown sugarNo flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E508No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Potatoes: potatoes, sodium acid pyrophosphate (aid to retain natural color), dextrose. egg: whole eggs, nonfat milk, soybean oil, modified food starch, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, butter flavor (maltodextrin, natural butter flavor [butter, sweet buttermilk, natural flavor], annatto and turmeric [added for color]), pepper. sausage: pork, contains 2% or less of salt, water, dextrose, flavorings, sodium phosphates, caramel color. cheese sauce: water, cheddar cheese (milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), modified food starch, soybean oil, whey powder, salt, buttermilk, nonfat dry milk, lactic acid, annatto, xanthan gum, hydrolyzed guar gum, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, natural flavor, oleoresin turmeric. bacon: cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite. may also contain: brown sugar, natural smoke flavor, smoke flavoring, flavorings, sodium ascorbate, dextrose, potassium chloride.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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1 critical · 2 moderate · 2 low · 6 not assessed

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