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Instant Grits Original
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Instant Grits Original

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 6 Jan 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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

  • Thiamin 0.18mg riboflavin 0.13mg niacin 1.6mg folate 60mcg dfe50%No flag
  • 36mcg folic acid50%No flag
  • The % daily value15%No flag
  • Dv15%No flag›
  • Tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet7.5%No flag
  • 2‚000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice7.5%No flag
  • Ngredients7.5%No flag
  • Degerminated white corn grits7.5%No flag
  • Salt1.4%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i1.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.4%No flag›
  • Niacinamide · E3751.4%No flag
  • Bht · E3211.4%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Citric acid · E3301.4%No flag
  • To preserve reshness1.4%No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.4%No flag
  • Olic acid0.7%No flag
  • One of the b vitamins0.7%No flag
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thiamin 0.18mg riboflavin 0.13mg niacin 1.6mg folate 60mcg dfe (36mcg folic acid) 15% 10% 10% 15% the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. ngredients: degerminated white corn grits, salt, calcium carbonate, reduced iron, niacinamide*, bht and citric acid (to preserve reshness), thiamin mononitrate*, riboflavin*, olic acid*. one of the b vitamins.,

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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3 low

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