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Bread bowls

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 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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. 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

  • Fortified wheat flour53.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour27.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37513.1%No flag
  • Iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Alpha amylase · E11000.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water23.3%No flag›
  • Margarine11.7%No flag›
  • Canola oil5.8%No flag›
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • Modified palm and palm kernel oils1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Whey powder0.4%No flag
  • Vegetable monoglycerides0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Cholecalciferol<0.1%No flag›
  • Pastry5.8%No flag
  • Sugar1.9%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.9%No flag›
  • Liquid whole eggs1%No flag
  • Potato flour0.5%No flag›
  • Flour treatment agent0.3%No flag
  • Dextrose0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate · E481<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • CanolaNo flag›
  • SoyaNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Amylase · E1100No flag
  • L-cysteine hydrochloride · E920No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E4660.1%Low

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

  • Cider vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

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Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, alpha amylase, folic acid) water, margarine (canola oil, water, modified palm and palm kernel oils, salt, whey powder, vegetable monoglycerides, soya lecithin, sodium benzoate, artificial flavour, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), pastry flour, sugar, dextrose, liquid whole eggs, potato flour, dough conditioner (dextrose, wheat flour, sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate, vegetable oil [canola and/or soya], ascorbic acid, amylase, l-cysteine hydrochloride), cellulose gum, cider vinegar, yeast, distilled mono - & diglycerides, citric acid, calcium propionate.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • 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

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1 moderate · 2 low · 4 not assessed

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