Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Feb 2025
Jalapenos With Cheddar Cheese
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Feb 2025
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Green jalapeno peppers56.3%No flag
- Acetic acid · E2606.8%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E5091.7%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2111.7%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative1.7%No flag
- Pasteurized process cheddar cheese10.9%No flag
- Cheddar cheese5.5%No flag
- Lactic ferments1.4%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E3390.7%No flag
- Sodium hexamet0.7%No flag
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GREEN JALAPENO PEPPERS [PEPPERS, WATER, ACETIC ACID, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE)], WATER, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE [CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, MILKFAT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM HEXAMET
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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
- WaterModerate concern
1 of 2 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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