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Chewy Granola Bars Birthday Cake
Blake'sSnacks · 0857925008914

Chewy Granola Bars Birthday Cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 14 Aug 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • Oat53.3%No flag›
  • Brown rice syrup23.3%No flag
  • Seeds11.7%No flag
  • Sunflower seed5.8%No flag›
  • Brown flax seeds5.8%No flag
  • Brown rice5.8%No flag›
  • Sugar2.9%No flag›
  • Palm oil shortening1.5%No flag
  • Sprinkles0.7%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil0.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Beetroot juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Red cabbageNo flag›
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • Spirulina concentrateNo flag
  • Turmeric · E100No flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • Paprika oleoresin · E160cNo flag
  • Sunflower lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Humectant0.4%No flag
  • Syrup0.2%No flag
  • Concentrated grape juice0.2%No flag
  • Brown rice syrup0.2%No flag
  • Palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Agar · E406<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa powderNo flag›
  • Sunflower lecithinNo flag›
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ORGANIC GLUTEN FREE WHOLE GRAIN OAT, BROWN RICE SYRUP, SEEDS (SUNFLOWER SEED, BROWN FLAXSEED), BROWN RICE, SUGAR, PALM OIL SHORTENING, SPRINKLES (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL & PALM OIL, CORN STARCH, COLORS ADDED (BEET JUICE, RED CABBAGE JUICE, ANNATTO EXTRACT, SPIRULINA EXTRACT, TURMERIC, BETA-CAROTENE, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN), SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, MALTODEXTRIN, CARNAUBA WAX, CELLULOSE GUM), HUMECTANT SYRUP (GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE, BROWN RICE SYRUP), PALM KERNEL OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, AGAR, SALT, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SUNFLOWER LECITHIN.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

3 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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