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Snacks · 0028081919004

Caramel apple pie

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • 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. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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 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

  • Apple53.1%No flag›
  • Flour23.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour11.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3755.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron2.9%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar11%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil shortening6.2%No flag
  • Palm oil3.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil3.1%No flag›
  • Water3.1%No flag›
  • Caramel drizzle1.6%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed milk0.2%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactose<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Brown sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Margarine0.4%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified palm oil<0.1%No flag
  • Modified palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Vegetable monoglyceridesNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sunflower lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Cinnamon<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No 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
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • NutmegNo flag›
Show original label text

Apples, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, vegetable oil shortening (palm oil, soybean oil), water, caramel drizzle (corn syrup, sugar, sweetened condensed milk [milk, sugar, lactose], water, butter, pectin, natural flavor, salt, mono - and diglycerides, potassium sorbate [preservative], sodium benzoate [preservative], sodium bicarbonate, xanthan gum), brown sugar, margarine (canola oil, soybean oil, modified palm oil, modified palm kernel oil, water, salt, vegetable monoglycerides, soy lecithin, sunflower lecithin, natural & artificial flavor, sodium benzoate [preservative], citric acid, annatto extract [color], turmeric [color], vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), food starch-modified, salt, dextrose, ground cinnamon, natural flavor, sodium propionate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative), ground nutmeg.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 3 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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