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VelveetaFrozen Foods · 0025155067180

Cheesy bites

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Calcium phosphatesMinor 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.
  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.
  3. PolyphosphatesMinor 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

  • Pasteurized process cheese spread55.6%No flag
  • American cheese28.4%No flag
  • Soured milk14.4%No flag
  • Salt1.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme12.8%No flag›
  • Water13.6%No flag›
  • Whey6.8%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3393.4%No flag
  • Whey protein1.7%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.8%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Milkfat0.2%No flag›
  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Batter22.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour11.1%No flag›
  • Modified food starch5.6%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.8%No flag›
  • Raising agent1.4%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i1.4%No flag
  • E500ii0.7%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i0.3%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Yellow corn flour<0.1%No flag
  • Egg<0.1%No flag›
  • Lecithin · E322i<0.1%No flag
  • Crushed cracker breader11.1%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour5.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour2.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.8%No flag›
  • Salt1.2%No flag›
  • E500ii0.8%No flag
  • Barley malt flour0.4%No flag›
  • Yeast0.2%No flag›
  • Tbhq · E3190.2%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Water5.6%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.8%No flag›
  • Wheat flour1.4%No flag›
  • Sodium alginate · E4010.7%No flag
  • E452vi0.3%No flag
  • Calcium chloride · E5090.3%No flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

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

  • 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.

  • Polyphosphates (E452)Low

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

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Pasteurized process cheese spread (american cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, skim milk, salt, milkfat, artificial color), batter (bleached wheat flour, modified food starch, soybean oil, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate], nonfat milk, salt, yellow corn flour, egg, lecithin), crushed cracker breader (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean oil, salt, sodium bicarbonate, malted barley flour, dried yeast, tbhq [to protect flavor]), water, soybean oil, wheat flour, sodium alginate, sodium tripolyphosphate, calcium chloride.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

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

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