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Tai PeiFrozen Foods · 0070077001255

Tai pei, general tso's chicken

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Sesame
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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. Potassium phosphatesMinor 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Cooked rice51.1%No flag
  • Water51.1%No flag›
  • Rice24.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable12.2%No flag
  • Broccoli12.2%No flag›
  • Snow pea6.1%No flag›
  • Carrots3.1%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper1.5%No flag›
  • Onions0.8%No flag›
  • Sauce0.4%No flag
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Sake0.2%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Rice<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Sly sauce<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • WheatNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • AlcoholNo flag›
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • Corn syrup solids<0.1%No flag›
  • Fructose<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • CanolaNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the followingNo flag
  • Distilled vinegarNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Chicken brothNo flag
  • Sesame seedsNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Breaded chicken breast chunksNo flag
  • Boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meatNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Battered withNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Yellow corn flourNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Rendered chicken fatNo flag
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • E340iiNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Tbhq · E319No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • YeastNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Breading set in vegetable oilNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Potassium phosphates (E340)Low

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

Show original label text

Cooked rice: water, rice., vegetables: broccoli, sugar snap peas, carrots, red bell pepper, onions., sauce: water, salted sake (water, rice, salt), sugar, sly sauce (water, soybeans , wheat, salt, alcohol, vinegar), corn syrup solids, fructose, modified food starch, vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola), contains 2% or less of the following: distilled vinegar, spices, chicken broth, sesame seeds, garlic, caramel color, xanthan gum, salt., breaded chicken breast chunks: boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meat. water, modified food starch, sodium phosphate, salt, battered with: water, wheat flour, modified corn starch, yellow corn flour, salt, rendered chicken fat, nonfat dry milk, dextrose, dipotassium phosphate, xanthan gum, tbhq, citric acid, spices, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), yeast, extractives of paprika, breading set in vegetable oil.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Sesame, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

7 low · 11 not assessed

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