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Mini Muffins

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 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Calcium 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.
  2. 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.
  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

  • Sugar52.6%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour23.7%No flag
  • Wheat flour11.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3755.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.7%No flag›
  • Soya bean11.8%No flag›
  • Canola oil5.9%No flag›
  • Chocolate chunk3%No flag
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste0.7%No flag
  • Cocoa butter0.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Eggs0.7%No flag›
  • Buttermilk0.4%No flag›
  • Part0.2%No flag
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Sea salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Bacterial culture<0.1%No flag
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • 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.

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Sugar, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean and / or canola oil, chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, dextrose, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavor), water, eggs, buttermilk (part - skim milk, sea salt, sodium citrate, bacterial culture), whey (milk), modified cornstarch, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), natural and artificial flavor, salt, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, beta carotene (color).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic 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

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4 low · 5 not assessed

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