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Progresso Light Chicken Corn Chowder
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Progresso Light Chicken Corn Chowder

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Titanium dioxide).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Chicken broth51.4%No flag
  • Corn24.3%No flag›
  • Onions12.1%No flag›
  • Potatoes6.1%No flag›
  • White chicken meat3%No flag
  • Modified food starch1.5%No flag›
  • Celery0.8%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of0.4%No flag
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn<0.1%No flag›
  • Bacon<0.1%No flag
  • Cured with<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • May containNo flag
  • Natural smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E508No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Soy proteinNo flag›
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • TomatoNo flag›
  • Corn proteinNo flag
  • HydrolyzedNo flag
  • Soy protein isolateNo flag›
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • Whey proteinNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Bacon fatNo flag›
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Egg yolkNo flag›
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
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Chicken broth, corn, onions, dried potatoes, cooked white chicken meat, modified food starch, celery. contains less than 2% of: water, salt, soybean oil, corn powder, cooked bacon (cured with: water, salt, sugar, sodium nitrite. may contain: natural smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium ascorbate), cream, potassium chloride, maltodextrin, sugar, titanium dioxide, soy protein concentrate, butter, sodium phosphate, onion powder, garlic powder, tomato extract, corn protein (hydrolyzed), soy protein isolate, yeast extract, whey protein concentrate, spice, corn starch, natural flavor, bacon fat, smoke flavor, egg yolk, dried vinegar, flavoring.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, 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
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 low · 15 not assessed

15 of 21 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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