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Sausage biscuit

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

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.

  1. Calcium phosphatesMinor 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.
  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

  • Biscuit50%No flag
  • Flour25%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.3%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Cultured buttermilk12.5%No flag›
  • Cultured nonfat milk6.3%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4123.1%No flag
  • Tapioca starch1.6%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.8%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 · E4100.4%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Modified tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat6.3%No flag
  • Palm oil6.3%No flag›
  • Water3.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of1.6%No flag
  • E500ii1.6%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.8%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Wheat protein isolate<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat gluten<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Modified cellulose<0.1%No flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Datem · E472e<0.1%No flag
  • Diacetyl tartaric acid ester of mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Pork sausage patty50%No flag
  • Pork25%No flag›
  • Salt12.5%No flag›
  • Spice6.3%No flag›
  • Water3.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids1.6%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.8%No flag›
  • Spice0.8%No flag›
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)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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Biscuit (enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cultured buttermilk (cultured nonfat milk, guar gum, tapioca starch, carrageenan, locust bean gum, mono & diglycerides, modified tapioca starch, salt, sodium citrate), vegetable shortening (palm oil), water, contains 2% or less of: baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, salt, sugar, wheat protein isolate (wheat gluten, lactic acid), modified cellulose, monocalcium phosphate, natural flavor, datem (diacetyl tartaric acid ester of mono - and diglycerides)), pork sausage patty (pork, salt, spices, water, corn syrup solids, dextrose, spice extractives)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

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