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Falafel
Sainsbury’sMeat Alternatives · 00525275

Falafel

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Diphosphates).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Dec 2024

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Onion20%No flag›
  • Broad Beans20%No flag›
  • Rapeseed Oil17.5%No flag›
  • Chickpeas15%No flag›
  • Spinach10%No flag›
  • Parsley4.8%No flag›
  • Corn flour3.6%No flag›
  • Yellow Pea2.8%No flag
  • Chickpea flour2.4%No flag
  • Fortified Wheat Flour1.9%No flag
  • Wheat Flour1%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i0.5%No flag
  • Iron0.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.1%No flag
  • Thiamin0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon Juice from Concentrate1%No flag
  • Garlic Purée0.5%No flag
  • Cumin0.2%No flag›
  • Coriander Leaf0.1%No flag›
  • Coriander<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Cumin SeedsNo flag
  • Cayenne PepperNo flag›
  • Raising AgentsNo flag
  • Disodium Diphosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Sodium Carbonate · E500iNo flag
  • E503iiNo flag
  • Black PepperNo flag›
  • Wheat StarchNo flag›
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Onion (20%), Broad Beans (20%), Rapeseed Oil, Chickpeas (15%), Spinach (10%), Parsley, Maize Flour, Yellow Split Pea Flour, Gram Flour, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Garlic Purée, Cumin Powder, Coriander Leaf, Coriander Powder, Garlic Powder, Salt, Cumin Seeds, Cayenne Pepper, Raising Agents: Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Carbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate; Black Pepper, Wheat Starch

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Dec 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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