Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Amella Caramels, Caramels In Rich Dark Chocolate, Peppermint
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Semi sweet chocolate54.5%No flag
- Cocoa paste27.9%No flag
- Tapioca syrup2.8%No flag
- Natural crushed peppermint0.4%No flag
- Vegetable pigment<0.1%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Semisweet chocolate (chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, butter oil, soya lecithin, vanilla, milk), cane sugar, cream (cream, milk), organic honey, organic tapioca syrup, butter (cream [milk], water, salt), organic cocoa powder {processed with alkali}, natural crushed peppermint (sugar, corn syrup, vegetable juice color, caramel color, peppermint oil.), cocoa butter, organic lemon juice, peppermint oil.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Cane SugarLow concern
- Cocoa ButterLow concern
6 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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