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WalmartSalted Snacks · 0078742132396

Deli Red Skin Potato Salad

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • Soy

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. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Red potatoes52.1%No flag
  • Mayonnaise24%No flag
  • Soya oil12%No flag›
  • Water6%No flag›
  • Egg yolks3%No flag›
  • Vinegar1.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Mustard0.2%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta to protect flavor0.2%No flag
  • Sour cream12%No flag
  • Milk6%No flag›
  • Cream3%No flag›
  • Modified food starch1.5%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E4120.7%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.4%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E4100.2%No flag
  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Microbial culture<0.1%No flag
  • Natamycin · E235<0.1%No flag
  • Natural preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Water6%No flag›
  • Celery3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following1.5%No flag
  • Onion1.5%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Cultured buttermilk0.2%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E621<0.1%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed corn proteinNo flag
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium benzoate to protect flavorNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Dill weedNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • Anti-cakingNo flag
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Red potatoes, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, mustard, calcium disodium edta to protect flavor), sour cream (milk, cream, modified food starch, guar gum, sodium phosphate, locust bean gum, sodium citrate, carrageenan, culture, natamycin [natural preservative]), water, celery, contains 2% or less of the following: onion, maltodextrin, salt, cultured buttermilk, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, garlic powder, spices, hydrolyzed corn protein, vinegar, modified corn starch, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor, citric acid, dill weed, artificial flavor, xanthan gum, lactic acid, silicon dioxide (anti-caking).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Egg, Mustard, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 moderate · 2 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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