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Snacks · 0030000321386

Chewy granola bar

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

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

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

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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

  • Muesli52.8%No flag
  • Whole grain oat flakes26.6%No flag
  • Brown sugar13.1%No flag›
  • Crisp rice6.5%No flag
  • Rice flour3.3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt extract1.3%No flag
  • Whole grain rolled wheat3.3%No flag
  • Soya oil1.6%No flag›
  • Coconut0.8%No flag›
  • Whole wheat flour0.4%No flag
  • E500ii0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Chocolate chunk23.6%No flag
  • Sugar11.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste5.9%No flag
  • Cocoa butter3%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin1.5%No flag›
  • Vanilla extract1.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup11.8%No flag›
  • Brown rice syrup5.9%No flag
  • Whole grain brown rice3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Invert sugar3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids0.7%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E4220.4%No flag
  • Soya oil0.2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of sorbitol<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Bht · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Granola (whole grain rolled oats, brown sugar, crisp rice [rice flour, sugar, salt, malted barley extract], whole grain rolled wheat, soybean oil, dried coconut, whole wheat flour, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, caramel color, nonfat dry milk), semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), corn syrup, brown rice syrup (whole grain brown rice, sugar, malted barley flour, salt), invert sugar, sugar, corn syrup solids, glycerin, soybean oil. contains 2% or less of sorbitol, calcium carbonate, salt, water, soy lecithin, molasses, natural and artificial flavor, bht (preservative), citric 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
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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