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Chicken Adobo
Trader Joe'sMeals · 00810562

Chicken Adobo

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Thai rice52.5%No flag
  • Water26.8%No flag›
  • Thai rice12.9%No flag
  • Garlic6.4%No flag›
  • Canola oil3.2%No flag›
  • Garlic3.2%No flag›
  • Sauce23.8%No flag
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Soy sauce water5.9%No flag
  • Soya bean3%No flag›
  • Wheat1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar0.2%No flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Chicken base<0.1%No flag
  • Boneless skinless chicken thighNo flag
  • Chicken brothNo flag
  • Sea saltNo flag›
  • Cane sugarNo flag›
  • Chicken fatNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Celery seedNo flag›
  • Black pepperNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • Mushroom base mushroomsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • ButterNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Black pepperNo flag›
  • White pepperNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Bay leafNo flag›
  • Chicken thighNo flag›
  • Boneless skinless chicken thighNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Soy sauceNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • WheatNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Distilled vinegarNo flag›
  • Distilled vinegarNo flag›
  • Spring onionNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

COOKED JASMINE RICE (WATER, JASMINE RICE, GARLIC, CANOLA OIL, GARLIC POWDER), SAUCE (WATER, SOY SAUCE WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR], DISTILLED VINEGAR, DICED ONION, CORNSTARCH, GARLIC, CHICKEN BASE [BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN THIGH, CHICKEN STOCK, SEA SALT, CANE SUGAR, CHICKEN FAT, ONION, TURMERIC, CELERY SEED, BLACK PEPPER], SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, MUSHROOM BASE MUSHROOMS, SALT, BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, SALT}, DEXTROSE, WHEAT FLOUR, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, CARAMEL COLOR], BLACK PEPPER, WHITE PEPPER, XANTHAN GUM, BAY LEAF), COOKED CHICKEN THIGH (BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN THIGH, GARLIC, SOY SAUCE [WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR], DISTILLED VINEGAR), GREEN ONION

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 May 2026

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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