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Snacks · 0072030022574

Cheese danish

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Calcium 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Pastry57.7%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour29.9%No flag
  • Wheat flour15.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour7.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.7%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.9%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.5%No flag
  • Folic acid0.5%No flag›
  • Water14.9%No flag›
  • Margarine7.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil3.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.6%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.6%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.6%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Preservative0.6%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.5%No flag
  • E160ai0.3%No flag
  • Colour0.3%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate0.3%No flag›
  • Whole eggs3.7%No flag
  • Dextrose1.9%No flag›
  • Sugar0.9%No flag›
  • Contains less thanNo flag
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • Milk protein concentrateNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Hydrogenated soy oilNo flag
  • Cream cheese filling30.2%No flag
  • Water16.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup8%No flag›
  • Cream cheese4%No flag
  • Pasteurized milk and cream2.3%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.9%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E4100.4%No flag
  • Glycerin · E4222%No flag
  • Sugar1%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.5%No flag›
  • Icing sugar0.3%No flag
  • Palm oil0.1%No flag›
  • Contains less thanNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Cellulose gel and gumNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Benzoate of sodaNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Fumaric acid · E297No flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Glaze12.2%No flag›
  • Water6.1%No flag›
  • Plant protein3%No flag
  • Pea1.5%No flag›
  • Rice0.8%No flag›
  • Potato0.8%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil1.5%No flag›
  • Sunflower vegetable oil1.5%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.5%No flag›
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Pastry [enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, margarine (palm oil, salt, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate {preservative}, artificial flavor, beta-carotene {color}, vitamin a palmitate), whole eggs, dextrose, sugar, contains less than 2%: yeast, artificial flavor, calcium propionate (preservative), ascorbic acid, citric acid, nonfat dry milk (milk protein concentrate), salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbic acid (preservative), hydrogenated soybean oil]. cream cheese filling [water, corn syrup, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), glycerin, sugar, food starch-modified, powdered sugar, palm oil, contains less than 2%: salt, natural and artificial flavor, cellulose gel and gum, artificial color, lactic acid, benzoate of soda (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative), sorbitan monostearate, fumaric acid, annatto and turmeric]. glaze [water, vegetable protein (pea, rice, potato), vegetable oil (sunflower), dextrose].

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, 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
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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