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Preserved By Tbhq
Petroleum-derived antioxidant; immune-modulating in animal studies.
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Prawn cocktail
Is Woolworths Prawn cocktail low tox? Our scanner flagged 4 ingredients (4 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
4 caution
4 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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Monosodium Glutamate
Reported migraine and MCAS trigger in sensitive individuals.
Niaz et al. EXCLI J 2018 (review); Yang et al. Nutrients 1997
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Disodium Guanylate
MSG-family flavour enhancer. Always paired with MSG; same trigger profile.
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Disodium Inosinate
MSG-family flavour enhancer. Always paired with MSG; same trigger profile.
Full ingredients (from label)
enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: canola, cottonseed, palm) preserved by tbhqsaltdehydrated vegetables (carrot, green peaš, garlic, onion)maltodextrincontains less than 2% of: monosodium glutamatefreeze dried shrimpsugarhydrolyzed corn proteinhydrolyzed wheat proteinhydrolyzed soy proteindehydrated soy sauce (wheat , soybeans, salt)caramelcolorspiceyeast extractpotassium carbonatesodium hexametaphosphatesodium tripolyphosphatemonosodium phosphatesodium carbonatenatural flavorssesame oildisodium guanylatedisodium inosinatelactosechicken broth47% 69g14% 7% sugars 1% 0% 0% contains wheatsoymilkand shrimp ingredients15% 4% v) tells you how ving of food et2000 calories a i nutrition adviceomaruchanincirvineca 92618 wwwmaruchancom made in usa© maruchaninc2019
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
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