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Sharp cheddar biscuits
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Annatto / bixin / norbixin).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 8 Jun 2022
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance 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.
DiphosphatesMinor 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.
Ingredients
- Raising agent47.1%No flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i32.2%No flag
- E500ii9.9%No flag
- Monocalcuim phosphate5%No flag
- Whole Milk13%No flag
- Natural Culture4%No flag
- Lactic ferments1.8%No flag
- Annatto · E160b0.4%Low
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- Colour0.4%No flag
- And Cream Cheese4%No flag
- Cream cheese2.4%No flag
- Cream Cheese Culture0.7%No flag
- Guar Gum · E4120.2%No flag
- Carob Bean Gum · E4100.2%No flag
- Xanthan Gum · E4150.1%No flag
- Diphosphates (E450)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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Flour ((wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcuim phosphate), salt), Buttermilk (Whole Milk, Natural Culture, Salt), Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, annatto (color)), Butter (Pasteurized Cream, Salt), and Cream Cheese (Pasteurized Milk and Cream Cheese Culture, Salt, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum).
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- DiphosphatesInorganic 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
Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 4 ingredients yet.
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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