Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Feb 2025
Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Feb 2025
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Semi-sweet chocolate55.6%No flag
- An emulsifier6.6%No flag
- Cherries treated with sulfur dioxide22.2%No flag
- A preservative22.2%No flag
- Citric acid · E3302.8%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2111.4%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- A preservative1.4%No flag
- Artificial flavouring0.7%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E5090.3%No flag
- Artificial c0.3%No flag
- Sulphur dioxide (E220)Moderate
Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
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SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE {SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER)}, CHERRIES TREATED WITH SULFUR DIOXIDE (A PRESERVATIVE), SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE (A PRESERVATIVE), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, ARTIFICIAL C
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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.
- Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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