Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Squeezable nacho cheese
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
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
- Cheddar cheese53.8%No flag
- Pasteurised milk27.9%No flag
- Lactic ferments13%No flag
- Condensed whey23.1%No flag
- Skimmed milk5.8%No flag
- Less than 2% of modified food starch1.8%No flag
- Nacho flavors0.9%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E3390.2%No flag
- Sodium alginate · E4010.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- To keep freshness<0.1%No flag
- Carotenal<0.1%No flag
- Colour<0.1%No flag
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Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, enzymes, annatto color), condensed whey, canola oil, nonfat milk, salt, less than 2% of modified food starch, nacho flavors, natural flavors, sodium phosphate, sodium alginate, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (to keep freshness), carotenal (color).
Alerts
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
- Canola OilLow concern
- SaltLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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