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Amish Potato Salad
Reser's Fine FoodsSalted Snacks · 0071117190458

Amish Potato Salad

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Potatoes53.3%No flag›
  • Mayonnaise23.3%No flag
  • Soya oil11.7%No flag›
  • Water5.8%No flag›
  • Egg yolks2.9%No flag›
  • Vinegar1.5%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar3.2%No flag›
  • Hard cooked eggs3.2%No flag
  • Celery3.2%No flag›
  • Mustard3.2%No flag
  • Vinegar1.6%No flag›
  • Water0.8%No flag›
  • Mustard seeds0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Turmeric0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Onion3.2%No flag›
  • Sweet pickle relish3.2%No flag
  • Cucumbers1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of0.1%No flag
  • Mustard seed0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Celery seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E509No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Dehydrated onionNo flag
  • Vinegar2%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.3%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.3%No flag
  • Preservative0.3%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.3%Moderate

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

  • Preservative0.3%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.3%No flag
  • Celery seed0.5%No flag›
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Potatoes, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, salt), sugar, hard cooked eggs, celery, mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seeds, salt, turmeric, paprika, spice, garlic powder), onion, sweet pickle relish (cucumbers, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, contains less than 2% of: mustard seed, xanthan gum, celery seed, dehydrated red bell pepper, calcium chloride, natural flavoring, turmeric, dehydrated onion), vinegar, salt, modified corn starch, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), xanthan gum, celery seed.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 1 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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