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Caramel chocolate
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Caramel chocolate

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Sodium 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

  • Milk chocolate60%No flag
  • Sugar31.7%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder14.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter7.1%No flag›
  • Chocolate3.5%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin1.8%No flag›
  • Emulsifier1.8%No flag
  • Vanillin1.8%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring1.8%No flag
  • Caramel · E15020%No flag
  • Corn syrup10%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed milk5%No flag
  • Pasteurized skimmed milk2.5%No flag
  • Sugar2.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup2.5%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.3%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.6%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • E339ii0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Processed in a facility that also processes tree nuts10%No flag
  • Wheat5%No flag›
  • Snottiod ਜ਼ਬਰ d ee hi e non so5%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Sodium phosphates (E339)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

milk chocolate (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, unsweetened chocolate, soy lecithin [emulsifier], vanillin [artificial flavor]), caramel (corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk (pasteurized skim milk, sugar), high fructose corn syrup, palm oil, natural & artificial flavors, salt, disodium phosphate, caramel color, soy lecithin [emulsifier], potassium sorbate [preservative], xanthan gum, locust bean gum). contains: milk, soy. processed in a facility that also processes tree nuts & wheat. -- snottiod ਜ਼ਬਰ d ee hi e non so

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 May 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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