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Britannia Marie Gold
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Britannia Marie Gold

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2024

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sulphite ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    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. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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

  • Refined wheat flour53.1%No flag
  • Refined wheat flour53.1%No flag
  • Sugar23.4%No flag›
  • Refined palm oil11.7%No flag
  • Invert sugar syrup5.9%No flag›
  • Milk solids2.9%No flag›
  • Raising agents1.5%No flag
  • 5030.7%No flag
  • Ii0.7%No flag
  • 5000.7%No flag
  • Ii0.7%No flag
  • Iodised salt0.7%No flag
  • Emulsifier0.4%No flag
  • 472e0.4%No flag
  • Calcium salt0.2%No flag›
  • Flour treatment agent<0.1%No flag
  • 223<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamins<0.1%No flag›
  • Iron salts<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium iodate · E917<0.1%No flag
  • Contains permitted natural colourNo flag
  • 150dNo flag
  • ADDED FLAVOURSINATURE IDENTICAL and ARTIFICIALNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • VanillaNo flag›
  • Flavouring substancesNo flag
  • Sulphite ammonia caramel (E150D)Moderate

    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).

  • Sodium metabisulphite (E223)Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

Show original label text

REFINED WHEAT FLOUR (MAIDA) (73%), SUGAR, REFINED PALM OIL, INVERT SUGAR SYRUP, MILK SOLIDS, RAISING AGENTS [503 (ii) & 500 (ii)], IODIZED SALT, EMULSIFIER (472e), CALCIUM SALT, DOUGH CONDITIONER (223), VITAMINS*, FERROUS SALT AND POTASSIUM IODATE. CONTAINS PERMITTED NATURAL COLOUR (150d) AND ADDED FLAVOURSINATURE IDENTICAL & ARTIFICIAL (MILK & VANILLA) FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES]

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sulphite ammonia caramelCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

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