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Beverages · 0071464018696

Bolthouse farms, protein plus, protein shake

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

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. Potassium 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.
  2. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Coffee52.4%No flag›
  • Water27.4%No flag›
  • Coffee25%No flag›
  • Semi skimmed milk23.8%No flag
  • Cane sugar5.2%No flag›
  • Whey protein5.2%No flag›
  • Soy protein isolate5.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
  • E340ii2.5%No flag
  • Acacia gum · E4141.6%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.8%Low

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

  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.4%No flag
  • Vitamin a0.2%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate0.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin hcl<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamins<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hclNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • CyanocobalaminNo flag›
  • Potassium phosphates (E340)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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Coffee (water, coffee extract), reduced fat milk, cane sugar, whey protein concentrate. soy protein isolate, natural flavors, dipotassium phosphate, acacia gum, carrageenan, ascorbic acid. vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b1 (thiamin hcl), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hcl). vitamin b6 (folic acid), vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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