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Roast beef spread
UnderwoodCanned Foods · 04782938

Roast beef spread

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Jul 2022

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium hydrogen sulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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›
  • Water21.4%No flag›
  • Coating10.7%No flag›
  • Potatoes5.4%No flag›
  • Sodium bisulfite · E2225.4%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Hydrolyzed corn2.7%No flag
  • Wheat1.3%No flag›
  • Soy proteins0.7%No flag›
  • Torula yeast0.3%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.2%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder5.4%No flag
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Spice0.9%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed vegetable protein3.6%No flag
  • Hydrolysed soy protein0.9%No flag
  • Hydrolyzed wheat gluten0.4%No flag›
  • And yeast extract2.4%No flag›
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Beef, water, seasoning (dehydrated potatoes [sodium bisulfite], hydrolyzed corn, wheat* and soy proteins* [torula yeast, monosodium glutamate, natural flavors, onion powder, sugar), nonfat dry milk*, salt, spice), hydrolyzed vegetable protein (hydrolyzed soy protein*, hydrolyzed wheat gluten*, and yeast extract).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Jul 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium hydrogen sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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