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Chicken Breast Nuggets

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are 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.
  2. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Chicken breast with rib meat51.4%No flag
  • Water24.3%No flag›
  • Soy protein12.2%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of6.1%No flag
  • Salt6.1%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.7%No flag
  • Flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Yeast extract0.7%No flag›
  • Chicken fat0.7%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.7%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil0.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids0.4%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Lemon juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Chicken broth<0.1%No flag
  • Gelatin · E428<0.1%No flag
  • BATTERED and BREADED WITH<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Contains less than 2% ofNo flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Yellow corn flourNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Color · E160cNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Breading set in vegetable oilNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, FLAVORING, YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FAT, CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CITRIC ACID, DEHYDRATED LEMON JUICE, DEHYDRATED CHICKEN BROTH, GELATIN. BATTERED AND BREADED WITH: BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, DEXTROSE, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA (COLOR), WHEY, YEAST, SPICE, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, CARAMEL COLOR, YEAST EXTRACT, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), GUAR GUM, SPICE EXTRACTIVE. BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Feb 2025

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.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

9 low · 9 not assessed

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