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Biscuits

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Carrageenan).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

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.

  1. 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.
  2. DiphosphatesMinor 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Flour53.6%No flag›
  • Wheat flour27.3%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour13.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.6%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Buttermilk23.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk11.6%No flag
  • Skimmed milk5.8%No flag
  • Modified food starch2.9%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4711.5%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.7%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Carob bean gum · E4100.4%No flag
  • Standardized with dextrose and salt aroma and flavor producing microbial dairy culture0.4%No flag
  • Water11.6%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat5.8%No flag
  • Soya bean2.9%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oils2.9%No flag›
  • Raising agent2.9%No flag
  • E500ii1.5%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.7%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i0.7%No flag
  • Salt1.2%No flag›
  • Sugar0.9%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.4%No flag›
  • Modified food starch0.2%No flag›
  • Sodium caseinate0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial buttermilk flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Diphosphates (E450)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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Bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), buttermilk (skim milk, nonfat milk solids, modified food starch, mono - and diglycerides, carrageenan and carob bean gum, standardized with dextrose and salt aroma and flavor producing microbial dairy culture), water, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate), salt, sugar, dextrose, modified food starch, sodium caseinate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, guar gum, artificial buttermilk flavor, ascorbic acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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