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Snacks · 0085239908204

Cereal bars

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

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

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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. Calcium 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

  • Crust75%No flag
  • Whole wheat flour38.4%No flag
  • Whole grain oat flakes18.3%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour9.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour4.6%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour2.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.1%No flag
  • Folic acid0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil blend4.6%No flag
  • Canola2.3%No flag›
  • Palm1.1%No flag
  • Palm kernel oils0.6%No flag›
  • Tbhq · E3190.6%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup2.3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.1%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E4220.6%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder0.3%No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i0.1%No flag
  • Soluble corn fiber<0.1%No flag
  • Honey<0.1%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat bran<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Natural and artificial vanilla flavorNo flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • E341iiNo flag
  • Zinc oxideNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Thiamin hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • CyanocobalaminNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Filling25%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup12.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup6.3%No flag›
  • Water3.1%No flag›
  • Strawberry puree1.6%No flag
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E4220.4%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.2%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium alginate · E401<0.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Methylcellulose · E461<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 2 · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

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

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Crust (whole wheat flour, whole grain rolled oats, enriched wheat flour [bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], vegetable oil blend [canola, palm and palm kernel oils, tbhq], high fructose corn syrup, sugar, glycerin, nonfat dry milk, calcium carbonate, soluble corn fiber, honey, less than 2% of: wheat bran, salt, sorbitan monostearate, natural and artificial vanilla flavor, leavening [potassium bicarbonate], wheat gluten, xanthan gum, vitamin a palmitate, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride [vitamin b6], reduced iron, dicalcium phosphate, zinc oxide, riboflavin [vitamin b2], thiamin hydrochloride [vitamin b1], folic acid, cyanocobalamin [vitamin b12], soy lecithin), filling (high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, strawberry puree concentrate, sugar, glycerin, maltodextrin, less than 2% of: sodium alginate, modified corn starch, methylcellulose, citric acid, monocalcium phosphate, natural and artificial flavors, xanthan gum, malic acid, red 40, blue 2).

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
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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