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Thousand island dressing

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • 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. 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. Polysorbate 80Minor 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

  • Soya oil52.2%No flag›
  • Tomato puree23.9%No flag
  • Water12%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate12%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar12%No flag›
  • Sugar6%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Cucumbers1.5%No flag›
  • Egg yolk0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of mustard flour0.2%No flag
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Calcium disodium edta to protect flavorNo flag
  • Turmeric oleoresinNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • AlumNo flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E509No flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

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

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Soybean oil, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), distilled vinegar, sugar, water, cucumbers, egg yolk, salt, contains less than 2% of mustard flour, onion*, red bell pepper*, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (as preservatives), natural flavor, paprika, citric acid, spices, calcium disodium edta to protect flavor, turmeric oleoresin (color), alum, calcium chloride, polysorbate 80.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic 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

What drives this

5 low · 8 not assessed

8 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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