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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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.

  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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Raspberry filling54.5%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup27.6%No flag›
  • Water13.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup6.7%No flag›
  • Red raspberries3.4%No flag
  • Food starch-modified1.7%No flag›
  • Dried apple0.8%No flag
  • Apple0.4%No flag›
  • Preservative0.4%No flag
  • Calcium stearate0.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.4%No flag
  • Blue 1 · E1330.4%Moderate

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

  • Cellulose gel0.2%No flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E4660.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Flour22.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour11.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3755.7%No flag
  • Reduced iron2.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar11.4%No flag›
  • Unsalted butter5.7%No flag
  • Cream2.8%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring2.8%No flag
  • Margarine2.8%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.4%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Beta carotene color<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg1.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Cinnamon0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
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Raspberry filling (high fructose corn syrup, water, corn syrup, red raspberries, food starch-modified, dried apples [apples, preservative (calcium stearate)], contains 2% or less of: blue 1, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, preservatives [potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate], red 40, salt, sodium citrate), enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, unsalted butter (pasteurized cream, natural flavors), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, natural flavor, soy lecithin, beta carotene color, vitamin a palmitate added), egg, salt, natural flavor, cinnamon, soybean oil, soy lecithin.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 6 not assessed

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