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sweet mesquite BBQ chips
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sweet mesquite BBQ chips

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 3 Sep 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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

  • Calories per gram52.8%No flag
  • Fat 9 protein 4 cahydrate 4 ingredients52.8%No flag
  • Potatoes23.6%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil11.8%No flag›
  • High oleic soybean5.9%No flag
  • Sunflower3%No flag›
  • Canola1.5%No flag›
  • Corn0.7%No flag›
  • And palm oil0.7%No flag
  • Salt1.6%No flag›
  • Fructose1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar1.6%No flag›
  • Tomato1.6%No flag›
  • Paprika1.6%No flag›
  • Garlic1.6%No flag›
  • Onion1.1%No flag›
  • Torula yeast0.6%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.3%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Natural smoke flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Spice extractives including paprika<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • SteviaNo flag
  • And less than 2% calcium silicate and silicon dioxide added to prevent cakingNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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calories per gram: fat 9 protein 4 cahydrate 4 ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (high oleic soybean, sunflower, canola, corn, and/or palm oil), salt, fructose, sugar, tomato powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, torula yeast, monosodium glutamate, natural smoke flavor, spice extractives including paprika, citric acid, caramel color, stevia, and less than 2% calcium silicate and silicon dioxide added to prevent caking,

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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