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Salsa & tortilla chips

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • 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

  • Salsa52.3%No flag›
  • Tomato27.3%No flag›
  • Tomato25%No flag›
  • Tomato juice23.9%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E33011.9%No flag
  • Calcium chloride · E5096%No flag
  • Onion3%No flag›
  • Anaheim chili pepper1.5%No flag
  • Coriander leaf0.7%No flag›
  • Jalapeno chili pepper0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Lime juice concentrate<0.1%No flag
  • Distilled vinegarNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • TortillaNo flag
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • SafflowerNo flag›
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
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Salsa: tomato (tomato, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), onion, anaheim chili pepper, cilantro, jalapeno chili pepper, salt, sugar, water, dehydrated garlic, lime juice concentrate, distilled vinegar, soybean oil, sodium benzoate (maintains freshness), xanthan gum. tortilla chips: corn flour, sunflower oil, safflower and/or canola oil, salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares 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.

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