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Sandwiches · 0030223010357

Tuna croissant

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Fish
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Tuna salad50%No flag
  • Tuna25%No flag›
  • Yellow fin tuna12.5%No flag
  • Water6.3%No flag›
  • Salt6.3%No flag›
  • Mayonnaise12.5%No flag
  • Soya oil6.3%No flag›
  • Water3.1%No flag›
  • Whole eggs1.6%No flag
  • Egg yolks0.8%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Oleoresin paprika · E160c<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
  • Used to protect qualityNo flag
  • Celery25%No flag›
  • Coating12.5%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin6.3%No flag›
  • Cultured dextrose3.1%No flag›
  • E262ii1.6%No flag
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Sodium chloride0.4%No flag›
  • Egg white lysozyme0.2%No flag›
  • Nisin preparation0.2%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onion6.3%No flag
  • Soya oil3.1%No flag›
  • Garlic salt1.6%No flag
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Garlic0.4%No flag›
  • Silicone dioxide0.4%No flag
  • Anti caking agent0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Xanthan and guar gum0.4%No flag
  • With dextrose0.4%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.2%Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Croissant<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt flourNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Roll in margarineNo flag
  • Palm and palm kernel oilNo flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Vegetable mono- and diglyceridesNo flag
  • Polyglycerol esterNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Fresh milkNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Liquid whole eggsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Flour treatment agentNo flag
  • Vital wheat glutenNo flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Tomato<0.1%No flag›
  • Green leaf lettuce<0.1%No flag
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Tuna salad (tuna [yellow fin tuna, water, salt], mayonnaise [soybean oil, water, whole eggs and egg yolks, vinegar, salt, sugar, lemon juice {from concentrate}, oleoresin paprika, natural flavors, calcium disodium edta {used to protect quality)], celery, seasoning [maltodextrin, cultured dextrose, sodium diacetate, salt, sodium chloride, egg white lysozyme, nisin preparation], dehydrated onion, soybean oil, garlic salt [salt, dehydrated garlic, silicone dioxide {prevents caking}], salt, xanthan and guar gum [standardized with dextrose], sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [preservatives]), croissant (wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, ascorbic acid], water, roll in margarine [palm and palm kernel oil, soybean oil, water, salt, vegetable mono and diglycerides, polyglycerol ester, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors, beta carotene, vitamin "a" palmitate], fresh milk, sugar, yeast, liquid whole eggs, salt, dough conditioner [vital wheat gluten, ascorbic acid, enzymes]), tomato, green leaf lettuce.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Egg, Fish, Gluten, 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 4 not assessed

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