/ / Gourmet Blue Cheese Olives 5 oz

Gourmet Blue Cheese Olives 5 oz

Contains sodium benzoate

Greek olives are stuffed with blue cheese. Each olive has 140 mg sodium, and the ingredients include sodium benzoate and titanium dioxide.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesGluten-free (label)VegetarianContains dairy
$9.99 5 oz · lowest price at Viski
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
15caloriesPer serving · 1 Olive (9.5g)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
140mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Olives, water, blue cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, water, cream, whey, sodium phosphate, salt, titanium dioxide, guar gum, enzymes), salt, vinegar, lactic acid, sodium benzoate (preservative)
59 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as canned and frozen produce, legumesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%35
Ingredients · counts 20%65
Processing · counts 10%55
Sourcing · counts 20%75
Transparency · counts 20%75
Why it scores 59
Nutrition 35 · Compared with other canned, frozen and dried foods: more sodium (140 mg), less fiber (0 g), less protein (0 g); no added sugar per 1 Olive
Ingredients 65 · Titanium dioxide (additive, −15); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Added phosphates (additive, −10)
Processing 55 · Whole olives are stuffed and preserved with cheese and sodium benzoate.
Sourcing 75 · Greek origin is stated; no named farm or production standard.
Transparency 75 · Full ingredient list and Greek origin; no named farm or production standard.
Contains sodium benzoate preservative
Contains titanium dioxide
140 mg sodium per olive
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−35 for titanium dioxide, benzoates, added phosphates
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Olives Water Blue cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, water, cream, whey, sodium phosphate, salt, titanium dioxide, guar gum, enzymes) Salt Vinegar Lactic acid Sodium benzoate (preservative)
7 ingredients 2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 1 high risk
Titanium dioxide (E171)ColourHigh risk
EFSA concluded in 2021 it can no longer be considered safe (genotoxicity couldn’t be ruled out); banned in EU food since 2022.
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Guar gum (E412)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from guar beans; EFSA considers it safe at normal intakes.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
Made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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