Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Authentic french macarons
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
- Tree nuts
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Icing sugar51.7%No flag
- Almond flour24.2%No flag
- Carrageenans · E4073%Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Cranberry filling3%No flag
- Pectins · E440a0.2%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
- Pear filling1.5%No flag
- Glucose fructose syrup0.2%No flag
- Pectins · E440a<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Ascorbic acid preservative<0.1%No flag
- Lemon filling0.8%No flag
- Lemon pulp0.4%No flag
- Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Ascorbic acid preservativeNo flag
- Lemon essential oilNo flag
- Caramel filling0.4%No flag
- Glucose fructose syrup0.2%No flag
- Dulce de leche<0.1%No flag
- Fresh whole milk<0.1%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Milk chocolate<0.1%No flag
- Cocoa pasteNo flag
- White chocolate<0.1%No flag
- Cocoa pasteNo flag
- Natural vanillaNo flag
- Filling base<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Sodium alginate · E401No flag
- Natural vanilla flavouringNo flag
- Natural apple flavouringNo flag
- Natural peppermint flavouringNo flag
- Cookie flavorNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Spirulina extract colorsNo flag
- Turmeric color · E100No flag
- Cochineal extract colorNo flag
- Exhausted vanilla seedNo flag
- Fd&c blue noNo flag
- 1 colorNo flag
- Beet powder colorNo flag
- Black carrot extract colorNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Show original label text
Powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), almond flour, water, cream (cream, carrageenans), cranberry filling (cranberry puree, sugar, lemon juice, pectins, natural flavor), pear filling (pears, sugar, glucose fructose syrup, pectins, natural flavor, citric acid, ascorbic acid preservative), lemon filling (lemon pulp, sugar, lemon juice, lemon concentrate, pectin, citric acid, ascorbic acid preservative, lemon essential oil), caramel filling (glucose fructose syrup, dulce de leche (fresh whole milk, sugar, skimmed milk powder), butter, sugar, water, salt, citric acid), egg whites, butter, milk chocolate (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa mass, cocoa beans, soy lecithin), white chocolate (sugar, cocoa mass, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, natural vanilla), filling base (glucose syrup, sugar, water, milk, butter, egg yolks, mono - and diglycerides, sodium alginate), cocoa powder, potato starch, natural vanilla flavor, natural apple flavor, natural peppermint flavor, cookie flavor, caramel color, spirulina extract colors, turmeric color, cochineal extract color, exhausted vanilla seed powder, spices, fd&c blue no. 1 color, beet powder color, black carrot extract color, wheat flour.
Alerts
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.
- 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
- WaterLow concern
- Potato StarchLow concern
6 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
Trust & sources
Where this product data comes from
How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
Trust & sources
Where this product data comes from
How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
Image cache
No product image yet
Pending enrichment
Ingredient content
Normalized label parsed
31 items
Your context
Recent scans
See allProducts you open appear here on this device.