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Bernard Food Industries Inc.Snacks · 0073347009005

Sweet'N Low, Gingerbread Snack Cake Mix

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 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 phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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. Acesulfame KMinor concernSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    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

  • Flour52.6%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.8%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›
  • Sorbitol · E42023.7%No flag
  • Emulsifier11.8%No flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids5.9%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4713%No flag
  • Skimmed milk1.5%No flag
  • Palm oil0.7%No flag›
  • E339ii0.7%No flag
  • Maltodextrin5.9%No flag›
  • Corn starch3%No flag›
  • Dried egg white with sodium lauryl sulfate1.5%No flag
  • E460ii0.7%No flag
  • E501ii0.4%No flag
  • Spice0.2%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Lecithin · E322i<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • MonocalciumNo flag
  • PhosphateNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Acesulfame potassium · E950Low

    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Sodium phosphates (E339)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sorbitol, emulsifier (propylene glycol mono and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono and diglycerides, nonfat milk, palm oil and disodium phosphate), maltodextrin, corn starch, dried egg white with sodium lauryl sulfate, powdered cellulose, potassium bicarbonate, spice, modified corn starch, sodium aluminum phosphate, caramel color, lecithin powder (soy lecithin, nonfat milk, maltodextrin), monocalcium, phosphate, guar gum, artificial flavor, xanthan gum, acesulfame potassium.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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 phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

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