Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Feb 2025
Margarine
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Feb 2025
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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
- Contains less than 2% of soy lecithin5.6%No flag
- VEGETABLE mono- and DIGLYCERIDES2.8%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2111.4%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- A preservative1.4%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
- E160ai0.2%No flag
- Colour0.2%No flag
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LIQUID AND PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SOY LECITHIN, VEGETABLE MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM BENZOATE (A PRESERVATIVE), CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR) VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Retinyl PalmitateHigh concern
- WaterModerate concern
- SaltModerate concern
1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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