Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Peanut, Soy, Tree nuts.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Assorted chocolates
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Peanut
- Soy
- Tree nuts
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Ingredients consist of chocolate50.9%No flag
- Whole milk1.6%No flag
- An emulsifier0.4%No flag
- Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
- Condensed milk6.1%No flag
- Dairy cream3.1%No flag
- Coconut with sodium metabisulfite0.4%No flag
- To promote color retention0.4%No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Sulfur dioxide · E220Moderate
Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- To promote color retentionNo flag
- Fd&c red #40 · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Peanut pasteNo flag
- Hydrogenated oilNo flag
- Cocoa processed with potassium carbonateNo flag
- Confectioner's glazeNo flag
- Sorbitol · E420No flag
- White chocolateNo flag
- Whole milkNo flag
- An emulsifierNo flag
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Apricots with sulfur dioxideNo flag
- To promote color retentionNo flag
- An emulsifierNo flag
- Invertase · E1103No flag
- Tapioca flourNo flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Fd&c colorsNo flag
- Red #40 · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Yellow #5 · E102No flag
- #6No flag
- Blue #1 · E133No flag
- #2No flag
- Mixed tocopherols · E306No flag
- AntioxidantNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides with citric acidNo flag
- To help protect flavorNo flag
- Carmine colorNo flag
- Whole milkNo flag
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Orange zestNo flag
- Sodium metabisulphite (E223)Moderate
Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
Show original label text
Ingredients consist of chocolate {sugar, chocolate, chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa butter, whole milk, milk fat, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanillin (an artificial flavor)}, sugar, corn syrup, condensed milk, dairy cream, brown sugar, palm kernel oil, coconut with sodium metabisulfite (to promote color retention), molasses, cherries {cherries, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, water, sugar, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), sulfur dioxide (to promote color retention), fd&c red #40), almonds, peanut butter (dry roasted peanuts, hydrogenated cottonseed/rapeseed oil, soy oil, salt), walnuts, cocoa processed with potassium carbonate, confectioner's glaze, butter, sorbitol, salt, cocoa powder, white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), artificial flavor, salt), raisins, natural and artificial flavors, honey, egg albumen, apricots with sulfur dioxide (to promote color retention), pecans, maple sugar, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), spice, invertase (an enzyme), tapioca flour, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives), fd&c colors (red #40, yellow #5 & #6, blue #1 & #2), soybean oil, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant), mono and diglycerides with citric acid (to help protect flavor), carmine color, raspberries, strawberries, lemon peel, apples, whole milk, nonfat milk solids, orange peel and invert sugar.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- High Fructose Corn SyrupLow concern
19 of 26 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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