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Snacks · 0078742199115

Candy coated chocolatey pearls

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    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. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    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

  • Sugar52.9%No flag›
  • Dextrose23.5%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated palm kernel oil11.8%No flag›
  • Reduced protein whey5.9%No flag
  • Cocoa2.9%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Tapioca dextrin0.7%No flag
  • Titanium dioxide color0.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose · E464<0.1%No flag
  • Beeswax · E901No flag
  • Mica-based pearlescent pigment colorNo flag
  • Red 3 · E127Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Blue 1 lake · E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

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Sugar, dextrose, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, reduced protein whey, cocoa, corn syrup, tapioca dextrin, titanium dioxide color, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors, carnauba wax, salt, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, beeswax, mica-based pearlescent pigment color, red 3, blue 1 lake.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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