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Sam's ChoiceFrozen Foods · 0078742110127

Gourmet Twice Baked Potato

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium nitriteHigh concernForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    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

  • Baked potato with shell52.5%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese23.8%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk11.9%No flag
  • Lactic ferments5.9%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Annatto color5.2%No flag›
  • Cultured sour cream11.9%No flag
  • Sour cream5.9%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder3%No flag
  • Food starch-modified1.5%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.7%No flag
  • Sodium citrate0.4%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E4120.2%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.

  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Enyzmes<0.1%No flag
  • Water5.9%No flag›
  • Butter3%No flag›
  • Cream1.5%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk1.5%No flag
  • Bacon0.7%No flag
  • Bacon cured with water0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

  • Natural smoke flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of salt0.4%No flag
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Granular and blue cheese blend<0.1%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • ChivesNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
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Baked potato with shell, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color), cultured sour cream (cultured pasteurized cream, nonfat dry milk, food starch-modified, sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate [preservative], enyzmes), water, butter (cream, salt), nonfat milk, bacon (bacon cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium nitrite, natural smoke flavor, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium ascorbate), contains less than 2% of salt, whey, granular and blue cheese blend (pasteurized milk,cheese culture, salt, enzymes), food starch-modified, sunflower oil, xanthan gum, onion powder, maltodextrin, dried chives, spices, sodium phosphate, citric acid, lactic acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
  • 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 · 5 not assessed

5 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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