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SpartanFrozen Foods · 0011213023540

Stuffed jalapenos

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

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

4 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. 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.
  3. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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.
  4. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Green jalapeno peppers52.1%No flag
  • Peppers26.4%No flag›
  • Water12.8%No flag›
  • Acetic acid · E2606.4%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E5090.4%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2115.6%Moderate

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

  • Preservative5.6%No flag
  • Cream cheese24%No flag
  • Pasteurized milk and cream12%No flag
  • Lactic ferments6%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Stabiliser5.6%No flag
  • Carob bean0.4%No flag›
  • Xanthan · E4150.2%No flag
  • Guar gums · E4124.9%No flag
  • Wheat flour12%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil3%No flag›
  • Soya bean1.5%No flag›
  • Canola1.5%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.7%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of apocarotenal0.2%No flag
  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • And turmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Turmeric oleoresinNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Yellow corn flourNo flag
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Green jalapeno peppers [peppers, water, acetic acid, salt, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate (preservative)], cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers (carob bean, xanthan and/or guar gums)), bleached wheat flour, wheat flour, vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola), water, palm oil, food starch - modified. contains 2% or less of apocarotenal (color), cellulose gum, dextrose, extractives of paprika, annatto, and turmeric (color), leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), modified corn starch, mono - and diglycerides, salt, sugar, turmeric oleoresin (color), wheat starch, whey, yeast, yellow corn flour.

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
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 moderate · 4 low · 9 not assessed

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