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BimboSnacks · 0074323058871

Bran frut filled bar

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

  • Fiilling50%No flag
  • Sugar25%No flag›
  • Strawberry puree12.5%No flag
  • Modified tapioca starch6.3%No flag
  • Glycerin · E4223.1%No flag
  • Pineapple puree1.6%No flag
  • Sorbitol · E4200.8%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.4%No flag›
  • Apple0.2%No flag›
  • Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

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

  • Iodised salt<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • PreservativeNo 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.

  • ColourNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • ArtificialNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Water12.5%No flag›
  • Vegetable shortening spread6.3%No flag
  • Palm3.1%No flag
  • Soya bean1.6%No flag›
  • Canola oils0.8%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.4%No flag
  • Iodised salt0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat bran3.1%No flag›
  • Sugar1.6%No flag›
  • Oat flakes0.8%No flag
  • Oat fibre0.4%No flag
  • Partially hydrogenated palm oil0.2%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Iodised salt<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
  • Iron fumarate<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin e acetateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Zinc oxideNo flag›
  • Retinyl acetateNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hclNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • CyanocobalaminNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Ferrous sulfateNo flag›
  • Cottonseed oilNo flag›
  • Reb aNo flag›
  • A stevia leaf sweetenerNo flag
  • Tbhq · E319No flag
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Fiilling [sugar, strawberry puree, modified tapioca starch, glycerin, pineapple puree, sorbitol, maltodextrin, dehydrated apple powder, pectin, citric acid, cellulose gum, iodized salt, sodium citrate, caramel color, calcium sulfate, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), artificial color (red 40, yellow 6), artificial and natural flavor], wheat flour, water, vegetable shortening spread [partially hydrogenated palm, soybean and/or canola oils, mono & diglycerides, iodized salt, soy lecithin, artificial and natural flavor, annatto extract (color)], wheat bran, sugar, rolled oat, oat fiber, partially hydrogenated palm oil, high fructose corn syrup, iodized salt, calcium carbonate, ferrous fumarate, vitamin e acetate, riboflavin, zinc oxide, vitamin a acetate, pyridoxine hcl (vitamin b6), thiamin mononitrate, niacin, cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12), folic acid, ferrous sulfate, cottonseed oil, reb a (a stevia leaf sweetener), tbhq (antioxidant).

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
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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.
  • 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

1 high · 1 minor · 10 low · 4 not assessed

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