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Teriyaki beef jerky

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Beef57.1%No flag›
  • Brown sugar21.4%No flag›
  • Soy sauce10.7%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed vegetable protein5.4%No flag
  • Salt2.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.3%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a1.3%No flag
  • Worcestershire sauce5.4%No flag
  • Vinegar2.7%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup1.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Mustard0.3%No flag
  • Soy sauce0.2%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Allspice<0.1%No flag›
  • Black pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Celery seed<0.1%No flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Red bell pepperNo flag›
  • Turmeric corianderNo flag
  • CuminNo flag›
  • GingerNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Teriyaki sauce2.7%No flag
  • Pineapple juice1.3%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Sherry wine0.2%No flag
  • Soy sauce<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Red wine vinegarNo flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Xantman gumNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Smoke flavouring1.3%No flag
  • Spice1.3%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Beef, brown sugar, soy sauce (hydrolyzed vegetable protein, salt, corn syrup, caramel color). worcestershire sauce (vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, mustard. soy sauce, caramel color, allspice, black pepper, celery seed, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper, turmeric coriander, cumin, ginger, sodium benzoate), teriyaki sauce (pineapple juice, high fructose corn syrup, salt, sherry wine, soy sauce, soy beans, wheat, sugar, caramel color, red wine vinegar, modified food starch, spice, garlic powder, citric acid, xantman gum, sodium benzoate), smoke flavor, spices.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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.
  • 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 4 ingredients yet.

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