Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Shredded imitation cheddar cheese
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Titanium dioxide).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
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.
Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Powdered cellulose added to prevent caking1.4%No flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.7%No flag
- Lactic acid · E2700.3%No flag
- Carrageenan · E4070.2%Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
- Calcium phosphate · E341<0.1%No flag
- Sorbic acid · E200<0.1%No flag
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Colour<0.1%No flag
- Apo carotenalNo flag
- E160aiNo flag
- Titanium dioxide · E171High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Carob bean gum · E410No flag
- Natamycin · E235No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
Show original label text
Water, palm oil, casein, modified food starch, salt, potato starch and powdered cellulose added to prevent caking, sodium aluminum phosphate, lactic acid, carrageenan, sodium phosphate, calcium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), color (apo carotenal, beta carotene, titanium dioxide), carob bean gum, natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor).
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- 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
- WaterLow concern
- SaltLow concern
- Potato StarchLow concern
3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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