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Salted Snacks · 0041512484988

Red skin potato salad with herbs

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • 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. 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.
  2. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Cooked potatoes52.9%No flag
  • Mayonnaise23.5%No flag
  • Soya oil11.8%No flag›
  • Water5.9%No flag›
  • Egg yolks2.9%No flag›
  • Mustard1.5%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Mustard seeds0.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Fructose0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Onion11.8%No flag›
  • Water5.9%No flag›
  • Sour cream2.9%No flag
  • Sour cream1.5%No flag
  • Whey0.7%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.2%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • To protect freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Eggs0.6%No flag›
  • Eggs0.3%No flag›
  • Water0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Distilled white vinegar0.6%No flag
  • Sweet pickle relish0.6%No flag
  • Cucumbers0.3%No flag›
  • Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sweet pickle emulsionNo flag
  • Celery seedNo flag›
  • Mustard seedNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • As preservativeNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Yellow mustard0.1%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Mustard seed<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Spring onion<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Onion saltNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Celery saltNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Celery seedsNo flag›
Show original label text

Cooked potatoes, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, mustard [distilled vinegar, water, mustard seeds, salt], corn syrup, vinegar, fructose, salt, spices, calcium disodium edta [added to protect flavor]), onion, water, sour cream (cultured milk and cream, whey, modified corn starch, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, calcium sulfate, locust bean gum, guar gum, potassium sorbate [to protect freshness]), salt, eggs (eggs, water, citric acid, sodium benzoate [preservative]), distilled white vinegar, sweet pickle relish (cured cucumbers, sugar, water, distilled vinegar, salt, sweet pickle emulsion, celery seed, mustard seed, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate [as preservative], turmeric), sugar, yellow mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, spices), green onion, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (as preservatives), spices, onion salt (salt, onion powder), celery salt (salt, ground celery seeds).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Egg, Mustard, 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 benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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