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Archer Farms, Target StoresSnacks · 0085239013366

Archer farms, red velvet brownie

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. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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›
  • Fortified wheat flour23.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour11.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3755.9%No flag
  • Iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.7%No flag›
  • Margarine11.8%No flag›
  • Modified palm oil5.9%No flag
  • Modified palm kernel oil3%No flag
  • Canola oil1.5%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable monoglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Colored with beta-caroteneNo flag
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • Eggs5.9%No flag›
  • Milk chocolate chips3%No flag
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter0.7%No flag›
  • Whole milk0.4%No flag
  • Cocoa paste0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Icing sugar1.5%No flag
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.7%No flag›
  • Cream cheese0.7%No flag
  • Cream0.4%No flag›
  • Milk0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Propylene glycol alginate · E405<0.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Carob bean gum · E410No flag
  • Bacterial cultureNo flag
  • Glucose0.4%No flag›
  • Blackstrap and fancy molasses0.2%No flag
  • Cocoa powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Red chocolaty coating<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Red 3 · E127Moderate

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

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Glycerin · E422<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Chocolatey coatingNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Fractionated palm kernel oilNo flag
  • Cocoa powderNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Baking powderNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

Show original label text

Sugar, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), margarine (modified palm oil, modified palm kernel oil, canola oil, water, salt, whey, vegetable monoglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, colored with beta-carotene, cholecalciferol), eggs, milk chocolate chips (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk, chocolate liquor, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), icing sugar (sugar, corn starch), cream cheese (cream, milk, nonfat milk, salt, guar gum, propylene glycol alginate, carrageenan, carob bean gum, bacterial culture), glucose solids, blackstrap and fancy molasses, cocoa powder, red chocolaty coating (sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, whey, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, red 3, red 40, natural flavor), glycerin, natural flavor, chocolatey coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, cocoa powder, whey, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), canola oil, salt, baking powder, red 40.

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
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 3 low · 3 not assessed

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