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Snacks · 0029519216054

Brownie bliss

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • 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. 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. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. Sodium 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Icing sugar51.9%No flag
  • Water24.1%No flag›
  • Sugar12%No flag›
  • Semi sweet chocolate6%No flag
  • Chocolate3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter0.8%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour3%No flag
  • Flour1.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.8%No flag
  • Iron0.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil1.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.8%No flag
  • Corn syrup solids0.4%No flag›
  • Inulin0.2%No flag›
  • Chicory roots0.2%No flag›
  • Invert sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E422<0.1%No flag
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Pea fiberNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Powdered sugar, water, sugar, semisweet chocolate (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, corn syrup solids, inulin (chicory roots), invert sugar, glycerin, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: caramel color, chocolate liquor, dextrose, egg whites, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), milk, natural and artificial flavor, nonfat milk, pea fiber, potassium sorbate and sodium propionate (preservatives), red 40, salt, soy lecithin, xanthan gum.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, 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
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate 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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