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CHEESE
QuaversSnacks · 5000328529660

CHEESE

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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. 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.
  3. Disodium 5'-ribonucleotidesMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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

  • Potato starch65.6%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil17.2%No flag›
  • Cheese flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Whey powder1.3%No flag
  • Whey powder1.3%No flag
  • Flavouring0.6%No flag
  • Flavour enhancers0.3%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.2%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide · E6350.2%Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Cheese powder<0.1%No flag
  • From milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E508<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • AcidNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Paprika extract · E160cNo flag
  • Rice flour2.5%No flag›
  • Soya flour2.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Yeast0.3%No flag›
  • Onion0.3%No flag›
  • Malt flour from barley0.3%No flag
  • Pepper0.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.3%No flag›
  • Contains calcium0.2%No flag›
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Thiamin<0.1%No flag›
  • Colour8.1%No flag
  • Annatto norbixin · E160b8.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Show original label text

potato starch, sunflower oil, cheese flavour [whey powder (from _milk_), flavouring (contains _milk_), flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium 5'-ribonucleotide), _milk_ powder, cheese powder (from _milk_), potassium chloride, garlic powder, acid (lactic acid), colour (paprika extract)], rice flour, _soya_ flour, salt, yeast, onion powder (malt flour from _barley_), pepper, _wheat_flour (contains calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin), colour (annatto norbixin). may contain: gluten, celery, mustard

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 May 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Disodium 5'-ribonucleotidesRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 2 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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