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Unified Grocers Inc.Condiments · 0041380101802

Special Value, Italian Dressing

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Sep 2021

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

  • Water48.6%No flag›
  • Soya oil24%No flag›
  • White distilled vinegar14.7%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup7.4%No flag›
  • Salt2%No flag›
  • Less2%No flag
  • Garlic2%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper0.7%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.3%No flag
  • Spice0.2%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Annato<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta to protect falvor<0.1%No flag
  • Lime juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Dired<0.1%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Water, soybean oil, white distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, salt 2% or less : garlic*, red bell pepper, xanthan gum, spices, caramel color, annato, calcium disodium edta to protect falvor, concentrated lime juice, dired

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Sep 2021

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

2 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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