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A Couple Of SquaresSnacks · 0874465005463

A couple of squares, love sugar cookie

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • 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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    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

  • Cookie60%No flag
  • Wheat flour20%No flag›
  • Sugar10%No flag›
  • Butt5%No flag
  • Liquid whole eggs2.5%No flag
  • Fat1.3%No flag
  • Palm oil0.6%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.6%No flag›
  • Baking powder0.6%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Icing5%No flag
  • Icing sugar2.5%No flag
  • Granulated sugar1.3%No flag
  • Water0.6%No flag›
  • Meringue0.3%No flag
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg white<0.1%No flag›
  • Gum arable<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium lactate · E327No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Sodium aluminum sulphate · E521No flag
  • Cream of tartar · E336iNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Colour0.3%No flag
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Fd&c red #3 · E127<0.1%Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Fd&c red #40 · E129<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Fd&c yellow #6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium benzoate d potassium sorbate as preservativesNo flag
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Cookie (wheat flour, sugar, butt( [milk], liquid whole eggs, shortening [palm oil, soybean oil], baking powder, artificial flavor, salt), icing (icing sugar, granulated sugar, water, meringue powder [sugar, corn syrup solids, dried egg whites, gum arable, calcium lactate, lactic acid, sodium aluminum sulphate, cream of tartar, citric acid, artificial flavor, xanthan gum], color [water, sugar, fd&c red #3, fd&c red #40, fd&c yellow #6, modified corn starch, locust bean gum, citric acid, sodium benzoate d potassium sorbate as preservatives]).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 1 not assessed

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