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Snacks · 0072030023014

Cheese danish

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. 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.
  3. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Fortified wheat flour51.9%No flag
  • Wheat26.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.8%No flag
  • Iron6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Cream cheese filling24%No flag
  • Cream cheese12%No flag
  • Water6%No flag›
  • Crystalline sorbitol3%No flag
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.4%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E4220.2%No flag
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn<0.1%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice<0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Cellulose gel and gum<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Margarine12%No flag›
  • Soya6%No flag›
  • Palm3%No flag
  • Modified palm1.5%No flag
  • Canola0.8%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil0.4%No flag›
  • Modified palm kernel oil0.2%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • Water6%No flag›
  • Invert sugar3%No flag›
  • Yeast1.5%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Soya flour0.2%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No 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
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Propylene glycol alginate · E405No flag
  • Tocopherols · E306No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Phosphoric acid · E338Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

Show original label text

Enriched wheat flour (wheat, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cream cheese filling (cream cheese, water, crystalline sorbitol, sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, glycerin, modified food starch [corn], lemon juice concentrate, nonfat milk, cellulose gel and gum, mono - and diglycerides, salt, natural & artificial flavors, lactic acid, potassium sorbate [preservative], artificial color, annatto & turmeric [colors]), margarine (soy, palm, modified palm, canola, palm kernel & modified palm kernel oil, water, sugar, salt, whey, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate & potassium sorbate [preservatives], citric acid, natural flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), water, invert sugar, yeast, dextrose, sugar, soy flour, wheat gluten, nonfat milk, salt, artificial flavor, mono - and diglycerides, calcium propionate (preservative), sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbic acid (preservative), soybean oil, beta carotene (color), corn syrup solids, propylene glycol alginate, tocopherols, ascorbic acid, citric acid, potassium sorbate (preservative), phosphoric acid.

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
  • 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.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 low · 5 not assessed

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