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Cherry & oat squares, cherry & oat

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

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

5 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. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    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. 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.
  4. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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.
  5. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Oat flakes55.6%No flag
  • Margarine22.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil11.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil5.6%No flag›
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Whey powder0.2%No flag
  • Vegetable monoglycerides0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b0.2%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Turmeric0.2%No flag›
  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate0.2%No flag›
  • Cholecalciferol0.8%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour11.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour5.6%No flag›
  • Alpha amylase · E11002.8%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3001.4%No flag
  • Niacin · E3750.7%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Cane sugar5.6%No flag›
  • Molasses2.8%No flag›
  • E500ii1.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Eggs0.2%No flag›
  • Cherry filling0.9%No flag
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Cherry<0.1%No flag›
  • May contain pits<0.1%No flag
  • Glucose<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • ColourNo flag
  • Fd&c blue #1 · E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Fd&c red #40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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Rolled oats, margarine (soybean oil, palm oil, water, salt, whey powder [milk], vegetable monoglycerides, soy lecithin, natural flavor, annatto, turmeric [added for color], vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, alpha amylase, ascorbic acid, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), granulated cane sugar, molasses, baking soda, salt, eggs. cherry filling (water, sugar, cherries (may contain pits), glucose, modified corn starch, modified palm kernel oil, citric acid, pectin, salt, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, artificial flavor, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, carrageenan, colors [fd&c blue #1, fd&c red #40]).

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
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 low · 3 not assessed

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