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Arnott'sSnacks · 0310072028193

Arnott's, tim tam cookies, chewy caramel

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 6 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

6 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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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.
  6. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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

  • Made from52.2%No flag
  • Sugar52.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour23.9%No flag›
  • Caramel · E15012%No flag
  • Invert sugar syrup6%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed milk3%No flag
  • Lactose3%No flag›
  • Butter1.5%No flag›
  • Glucose0.7%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.4%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E4220.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Tocopherols · E306<0.1%No flag
  • Antioxidant<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable oils6%No flag›
  • Palm3%No flag
  • Palm3%No flag
  • Milk powder3%No flag
  • Cocoa butter1.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste0.7%No flag
  • Sugar syrup0.4%No flag
  • Contains 2 percent and less of0.2%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Butterfat<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475No flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E503iiNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Cocoa powderNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium metabisulfite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

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

  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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Made from: sugar, wheat flour, caramel (invert syrup, sweetened condensed milk (milk sugar), butter, glucose, dextrose, glycerin, soy lecithin, mono and diglycerides, salt, artificial flavor, tocopherols [antioxidant]), vegetable oils (palm, partially hydrogenated palm), milk powder, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, sugar syrup, contains 2 percent or less of: nonfat milk powder, whey, butter oil, caramel color, soy lecithin, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, leavening (ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate), cocoa powder, salt, red 40, natural and artificial flavors, sodium metabisulfite (preservative), yellow 6, blue 1, yellow 5.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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1 moderate · 1 low · 6 not assessed

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