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Muffin Mix

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

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. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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. Calcium 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Flour52.8%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.8%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour13%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
  • Iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar19.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose14.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat7%No flag
  • Contains one and more of the following7%No flag
  • Canola3.5%No flag›
  • Palm oil3.5%No flag›
  • With preservative3.5%No flag
  • Tbhq · E3193.5%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following1.8%No flag
  • Gelatinized yellow corn flour1.8%No flag
  • Palm oil0.9%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat0.4%No flag
  • Hydrogenated palm kernel oil0.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.1%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii0.2%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Red 40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 2 lake · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Calcium phosphates (E341)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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Enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, dextrose, vegetable shortening (contains one or more of the following: canola and/or palm oil) with preservative (tbhq). contains 2% or less of each of the following: gelatinized yellow corn flour, palm oil, vegetable shortening (hydrogenated palm kernel oil, palm oil, canola oil), baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, modified corn starch, salt, natural and artificial flavor, monocalcium phosphate, lecithin, citric acid, red 40 lake, blue 2 lake.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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

3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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