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Carolina Foods Inc.Snacks · 0070953657019

Lemon Pie

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions 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.
  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.
  3. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Wheat flour52.1%No flag›
  • Flour26.3%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water24%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil12%No flag›
  • Contains one and more of the following oils6%No flag
  • Cottonseed oils6%No flag›
  • Oil3%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.5%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup3%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E4221.5%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Lemon puree0.4%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Margarine<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Colored with annatto extractNo flag
  • Calcium disodium edta added as a preservativeNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No 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.

  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Yellow #5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • EggsNo flag›
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Enriched bleached wheat flour (bleached flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following oils: cottonseed oil, palm oil, soybean oil), sugar, corn syrup, glycerin, high fructose corn syrup, lemon puree, modified cornstarch, margarine (palm oil, water, salt, mono - and diglycerides, artificial flavor, colored with annatto extract, calcium disodium edta added as a preservative, vitamin a palmitate added), contains 2% or less of the following: dextrose, salt, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium propionate), natural and artificial flavor, agar, baking soda, citric acid, calcium carbonate, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, yellow #5, non fat milk, soy flour, eggs.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 3 low · 6 not assessed

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