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Walden Farms, Walden Farms Inc.Condiments · 0072457440777

Walden farms, bacon dip

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Mustard

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. SucraloseModerate concernSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    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

  • Filtered purified water53.6%No flag
  • Dijon mustard23.2%No flag›
  • White vinegar11.6%No flag
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Cellulose gel0.9%No flag›
  • Rotation bacon bits0.9%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.9%No flag
  • Natural herbs0.9%No flag
  • Spice0.9%No flag›
  • Mustard0.9%No flag
  • Natural colours0.9%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.9%No flag
  • Sucralose · E9550.9%Moderate

    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

  • Sodium benzoate · E2112.9%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • To preserve freshness2.9%No flag
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*filtered purified water, dijon mustard, white vinegar, salt, cellulose gel, rotation bacon bits, natural flavorings, natural herbs and spices, mustard flour, natural color, xanthan gum, sucralose, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Mustard.

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

Food health

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.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  1. 03Dijon MustardNot assessed
  2. 04SpiceNot assessed

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