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Scalloped potatoes

Scalloped potatoes

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Oct 2025

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  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

  • Potatoes53.1%No flag›
  • Whole milk23.4%No flag
  • Onion11.7%No flag›
  • Butter5.9%No flag›
  • Sweet cream butter2.9%No flag
  • Salt2.9%No flag›
  • Sour cream2.9%No flag
  • Sour cream2.9%No flag
  • Fresh cream1.5%No flag
  • Cream0.7%No flag›
  • Carrageenan · E4070.7%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Gruyere cheese0.7%No flag
  • Soured milk0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Natamycin · E235<0.1%No flag
  • Mold inhibitor<0.1%No flag
  • Parmigiano reggiano0.4%No flag
  • Romano cheese base0.2%No flag
  • Parmigiano reggiano<0.1%No flag
  • Romano cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Microbial culture<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Buttermilk solidsNo flag
  • CalciumNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • And garlicNo flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Swiss cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Natamycin as preservativesNo flag
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Yeast extract aroma<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • White pepperNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
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Potatoes, whole milk, caramelized onion, butter (sweet cream, salt), sour cream (pasteurized cultured cream), heavy cream (cream, carrageenan), gruyere cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes, natamycin [mold inhibitor]), parmesan and romano cheese base (parmesan and romano cheese [milk, culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, salt, modified corn starch, cultured buttermilk solids, calcium and sodium caseinates, natural flavoring, and garlic powder), modified corn starch, swiss cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, potassium sorbate and natamycin as preservatives), flavoring (yeast extract, salt), onion powder, white pepper, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Oct 2025

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.
  • 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

1 low · 4 not assessed

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