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Caramel squares
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Caramel squares

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Annatto / bixin / norbixin).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Shortcake50%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour25%No flag
  • Wheat flour12.5%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i6.3%No flag
  • Iron3.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
  • Thiamin1.6%No flag›
  • Margarine12.5%No flag›
  • Vegetable oils6.3%No flag›
  • Palm vegetable oils3.1%No flag›
  • Rapeseed vegetable oils3.1%No flag›
  • Water3.1%No flag›
  • Salt1.6%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.8%No flag
  • E4710.8%No flag
  • Colours0.4%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b0.2%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Curcumin · E1000.2%No flag
  • Flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Milk6.3%No flag›
  • Milk3.1%No flag›
  • Sugar1.6%No flag›
  • Lactose1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar3.1%No flag›
  • Caramel · E1503.1%No flag
  • Milk1.6%No flag›
  • Milk0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Lactose0.4%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Vegetable oils0.4%No flag›
  • Palm stearin0.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Rapeseed oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Chocolate flavour toppingNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Vegetable fatNo flag
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • PalmNo flag
  • Whey powderNo flag
  • Fat reduced cocoa powderNo flag
  • LactoseNo flag›
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • Bulking agentNo flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • EmulsifiersNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • E492No flag
  • FlavouringNo flag
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shortcake (fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), margarine (vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed), water, salt, emulsifier (e471), colours (annatto, curcumin), flavouring), condensed milk (milk, sugar, lactose), sugar), caramel (30%) (condensed milk (milk, sugar, lactose), glucose syrup, vegetable oils (palm stearin, palm, rapeseed), sugar), chocolate flavour topping (20%) (sugar, vegetable fat (palm kernel, palm), whey powder (milk), fat reduced cocoa powder, lactose (milk), skimmed milk powder, bulking agent (calcium carbonate), emulsifiers (soya lecithin, e492), flavouring),

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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