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Fig Bars Chewy Fruit-Filled Cookies
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Fig Bars Chewy Fruit-Filled Cookies

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Wheat flour52.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup23.8%No flag›
  • Figs11.9%No flag›
  • Corn syrup5.9%No flag›
  • Sugar3%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.5%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.7%No flag›
  • Yellow corn flour0.4%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of the following0.2%No flag
  • Flaked corn0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Orange essential oilNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, figs, corn syrup, sugar, dextrose, palm oil, yellow corn flour, contains 2% or less of the following: flaked corn, salt, baking soda, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservative), canola oil, caramel color, soy lecithin, citric acid, natural flavor, orange oil, annatto extract (color) ,

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Mar 2026

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 5 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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