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Pretzel Dough

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. Calcium 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

  • Hot dog51.4%No flag
  • Chicken51.4%No flag›
  • Pork24.3%No flag›
  • Water12.2%No flag›
  • Salt1.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.4%No flag›
  • Beef1.4%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3391.4%No flag
  • Sodium acetate · E262i1.4%No flag
  • E262ii1.4%No flag
  • Paprika1.2%No flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.6%No flag
  • Flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Sodium nitrate dough0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Dark brown sugarNo flag
  • TexturizerNo flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Xanthan and guar gumNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Datem and monodiglyceridesNo flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

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

  • Dairy blendNo flag
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Whole eggsNo flag
  • Contains less than 2% of sodium bicarbonateNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • Malt extractNo flag›
  • BarleyNo flag›
  • Coarse saltNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Hot dog: mechanically separated chicken, pork, water, salt, dextrose, corn syrup, beef, sodium phosphate, sodium acetate, sodium diacetate, paprika, sodium erythorbate, flavorings, sodium nitrate dough: enriched bleached wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, dark brown sugar, texturizer (modified food starch, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, xanthan and guar gum), salt, yeast, datem and mono-diglycerides, calcium propionate, dairy blend (soy flour, whey, calcium sulfate), dried whole eggs. contains less than 2% of sodium bicarbonate, water, modified corn starch, maltodextrin, caramel color, gum arabic, malt extract (barley), coarse salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Calcium 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

6 moderate · 3 low · 6 not assessed

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