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Potatoes au gratin
WeisFrozen Foods · 0041497047499

Potatoes au gratin

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • 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. Sodium hydrogen sulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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. Sodium 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.
  3. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Potatoes54.2%No flag›
  • Potatoes29.2%No flag›
  • Preserved with sodium bisulfite29.2%No flag
  • Water25%No flag›
  • Water22.9%No flag›
  • White american cheese11.5%No flag
  • Cultured pasteurized milk5.7%No flag
  • Skimmed milk2.9%No flag
  • Buttermilk1.4%No flag›
  • Milkfat0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of sodium phosphate0.2%No flag
  • Milk protein concentrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Acetic acid · E260<0.1%No flag
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Half and half creamer5.7%No flag
  • Milk2.9%No flag›
  • Cream1.4%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.7%No flag
  • E339ii0.7%No flag
  • Processing aid0.7%No flag
  • Processed cheese2.9%No flag
  • Cultured pasteurized milk1.4%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.7%No flag
  • Buttermilk0.4%No flag›
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Milkfat<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of sodium phosphate<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Margarine1.4%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E160ai<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Onions0.7%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese powder<0.1%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Milk cultures<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • E339ii<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Sodium hydrogen sulphite (E222)Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Sodium phosphates (E339)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 sliced potatoes (potatoes [preserved with sodium bisulfite], water), water, white american cheese (cultured pasteurized milk and skim milk, buttermilk, milkfat, salt, contains less than 2% of sodium phosphate, milk protein concentrate, acetic acid, enzymes), half & half creamer [milk, cream, nonfat dry milk and disodium phosphate (processing aid)], processed cheese (cultured pasteurized milk and skim milk, buttermilk, whey, milkfat, salt, contains less than 2% of sodium phosphate, guar gum, xanthan gum, lactic acid, artificial color, enzymes), margarine (liquid and partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, vegetable mono & diglycerides, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin a palmitate added), onions, food starch-modified, salt, cheddar cheese powder (cheddar cheese (milk cultures, salt and enzymes), disodium phosphate), garlic powder, cellulose gum.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium hydrogen sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

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