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Gravy, Chicken
ShopriteCondiments · 0041190042289

Gravy, Chicken

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 May 2022

Why it's rated this way

3 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. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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.
  3. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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

  • Chicken broth50%No flag
  • Water25%No flag›
  • Chicken12.5%No flag›
  • Salt6.3%No flag›
  • Chicken fat3.1%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6211.6%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • A milk ingredient0.4%No flag
  • Hydrolyzed corn0.2%No flag
  • Wheat<0.1%No flag›
  • Soy protein<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Autolyzed yeast extract<0.1%No flag›
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Water25%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12.5%No flag›
  • Chicken fat6.3%No flag›
  • Salt3.1%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6211.6%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.8%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Autolyzed yeast0.2%No flag
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Chicken stock (water, chicken, salt, chicken fat, monosodium glutamate, sugar, dried whey [a milk ingredient], hydrolyzed corn, wheat and soy protein, natural flavor, autolyzed yeast extract, extractives of turmeric and annatto), water, wheat flour, chicken fat, salt, monosodium glutamate, mono and diglycerides, natural flavor, autolyzed yeast. maltodextrin, spices, paprika, caramel color, annatto, turmeric extractive.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 May 2022

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.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 moderate · 2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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