Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Sesame, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Roasted red pepper hummus with mini flat bread, carrot, zucchini & radish
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- High
Allergens
- Gluten
- Sesame
- 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.
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.
Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Roasted red pepper hummus60%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E5097.6%No flag
- Canola oil with natural roasted garlic flavor7.3%No flag
- Seasame tahini1.8%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.
- Potassium sorbate · E2021.7%No flag
- To preserve freshness1.7%No flag
- Zucchini squash20%No flag
- Mini flat bread5%No flag
- Niacin · E3751.3%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
- Calcium propionate · E2820.3%Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Fumaric acid · E297<0.1%No flag
- Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
- SesameNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Sorbic acid · E200No flag
- Vegetable l-cysteineNo flag
- Vegetable mono- and diglyceridesNo flag
- Wheat enzymesNo flag
- Whole wheat flourNo flag
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Roasted red pepper hummus [chickpeas (chickpeas, water, calcium chloride), water, canola oil with natural roasted garlic flavor, roasted red peppers, seasame tahini, sea salt, citric acid, spices, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness)], zucchini squash, carrots, radishes, mini flat bread [unbleached unbromated enriched flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid), water and soybean oil, calcium propionate, corn syrup solids, fumaric acid, guar gum, salt, sesame flour, sodium bicarbonate, sorbic acid, soy flour, sugar, vegetable l-cysteine, vegetable mono and diglycerides, wheat enzymes, whole wheat flour, and yeast]
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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.
- Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 2 ingredients yet.
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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