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Sam's ChoiceFrozen Foods · 0078742063263

Spanakopita

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Spinach52.9%No flag›
  • Cream cheese23.5%No flag
  • Soured milk11.8%No flag
  • Cream5.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.4%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E4100.4%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4124.6%No flag
  • Soya oil11.8%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour5.9%No flag
  • Wheat flour2.9%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour1.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.7%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • Onions1.5%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour0.7%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.2%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Ricotta cheese0.4%No flag
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • And vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Eggs0.2%No flag›
  • Feta cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Pasteurised cow S milk<0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Vegetable fiberNo flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Sea salt<0.1%No flag›
  • E341iii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • DillNo flag›
  • Black pepperNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
Show original label text

Spinach, cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, xanthan gum, carob bean gum, guar gum), soybean oil, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, onions, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), ricotta cheese (fresh whey, milk, salt, and vinegar), eggs, feta cheese (pasteurized cow's milk and skim milk, salt, enzymes, vegetable fiber), cornstarch, sea salt, tricalcium phosphate, sodium propionate (preservative), dehydrated dill, black pepper, potassium sorbate (preservative).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium 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

What drives this

5 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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