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Double Cheddar Cheese Flavored Snacks Eggs Shaped Puffs, Double Cheddar Cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sunset yellow FCF).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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

  • Cornmeal55.6%No flag
  • Cornmeal28.7%No flag
  • Ferrous Sulfate13.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.7%No flag
  • Thiamin Mononitrate3.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
  • Folic Acid1.7%No flag›
  • Vegetable Oil22.2%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil11.1%No flag›
  • Corn5.6%No flag›
  • And Canola Oil5.6%No flag›
  • Double Cheddar Seasoning11.1%No flag
  • Cheddar Cheese5.6%No flag
  • Milk2.8%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments1.4%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.7%No flag›
  • Whey2.8%No flag›
  • Canola Oil1.4%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.3%No flag›
  • Made From Corn0.3%No flag
  • Salt5.6%No flag›
  • Monosodium Glutamate · E6212.8%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Citric Acid · E3301.4%No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Lactic Acid · E270No flag
  • And Salt1.4%No flag›
  • Sunset yellow FCF (E110)High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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Enriched Corn Meal (Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, And/Or Canola Oil), Double Cheddar Seasoning (Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Whey, Canola Oil, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Maltodextrin [Made From Corn), Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Citric Acid, Artificial Color [Yellow 6], Lactic Acid), And Salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 1 not assessed

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