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Creme de Menthe Eggs
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Creme de Menthe Eggs

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Tartrazine).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Apr 2024

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    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

  • Sugar52.8%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil23.6%No flag›
  • Palm oil11.8%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk5.9%No flag
  • Cocoa powder3%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Invert sugar syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Lactose0.2%No flag›
  • Milk protein concentrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Lecithin · E322i<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Peppermint oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Invertase · E1103No flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Yellow 5 lake · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue 1 lake · E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
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SUGAR, PALM KERNEL AND PALM OIL, NONFAT MILK, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI) WATER, INVERT SUGAR SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, LACTOSE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, PEPPERMINT OIL, INVERTASE, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, POTASSIUM SORBATE, COLORS ADDED (YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE), CITRIC ACID.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Apr 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 3 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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