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Tuna
5060234260033

Tuna

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Fish
  • Mustard
  • Soy
  • Sulphites
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Jul 2022

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. Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    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

  • Tuna60%No flag›
  • Garlic20.9%No flag›
  • Onions9.5%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil4.8%No flag›
  • Water2.4%No flag›
  • Egg yolk1.2%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.6%No flag›
  • Mustard0.3%No flag
  • Stabiliser0.1%No flag
  • E4150.1%No flag
  • E412<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • E202<0.1%No flag
  • E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Anti-oxidant e385No flag
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • NutsNo flag›
  • MilkNo flag›
  • FishNo flag›
  • EggsNo flag›
  • MustardNo flag
  • Sulphur dioxide · E220Moderate

    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

  • Soya and sesame seeds are handledNo flag
  • Lot noNo flag
  • Best beforeNo flag
  • See rim of containerNo flag
  • 5 060234 260033No flag
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60% tuna, garlic, onions, sunflower oil, water, egg yolk, vinegar, mustard, stabilizers e415, e412, preservatives: e202, e211, anti-oxidant e385, parsley. allergen advice: ingredients marked in bold. produced in a factory where peanuts, nuts, milk, fish, eggs, mustard, sulphur dioxide, soya and sesame seeds are handled. lot no. / best before: see rim of container. 5 060234 260033

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Fish, Mustard, Soy, Sulphites, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Jul 2022

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.
  • Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

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