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Weis, general tso's chicken
WeisFrozen Foods · 0041497034208

Weis, general tso's chicken

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Diphosphates).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • Cooked rice sauce51.4%No flag
  • Water51.4%No flag›
  • Brown sugar4.4%No flag›
  • Soy sauce4.4%No flag›
  • Water2.2%No flag›
  • Wheat1.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Molasses4.4%No flag›
  • Vinegar4.4%No flag›
  • Modified food starch4.4%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of the following4.4%No flag
  • Mirin2.2%No flag›
  • Sake2.2%No flag
  • Water4.4%No flag›
  • Rice koji4.4%No flag
  • Aspergillus oryzae4.4%No flag›
  • Sugar4.4%No flag›
  • Water4.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Yeast extract0.5%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil0.5%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.2%No flag›
  • Corn0.1%No flag›
  • And sunflower oil0.1%No flag›
  • Chicken base0.5%No flag
  • Chicken0.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast extract0.5%No flag›
  • Ginger0.5%No flag›
  • Garlic0.5%No flag›
  • Spice0.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Tempura chicken0.2%No flag
  • Chicken white meat0.2%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Potato<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • CoatingNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • FlourNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • IronNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • CornNo flag›
  • And sunflower oilNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • EggsNo flag›
  • VegetableNo flag
  • BroccoliNo flag›
  • CarrotsNo flag›
  • 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

Cooked rice sauce: water, brown sugar, soy sauce (water. wheat, soybeans. salt), molasses, vinegar, modified food starch, less than 2% of the following: mirin [ sake, water. rice koji. (aspergillus oryzae). sugar, water. salt. yeast extract], vegetable oil (soybean, corn, and/or sunflower oil), chicken base (roasted chicken, salt, sugar, onion powder, spice extractives), yeast extract. ginger, garlic, spices. salt. tempura chicken: chicken white meat, water, potato and corn starch, salt, yeast extract, spices. coating: water, enriched flour. (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn starch. vegetable oil (soybean, corn. and/or sunflower oil). leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate). salt. yeast extract, eggs, vegetable: broccoli. carrots.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares 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
  • 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

6 low · 11 not assessed

11 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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