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Snacks · 0030000321393

Chewy granola bars

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
  • Peanut
  • 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

  • Muesli53.1%No flag
  • Whole grain oat flakes26.9%No flag
  • Brown sugar13.1%No flag›
  • Crisp rice6.6%No flag
  • Rice flour3.3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Barley malt extract1.2%No flag
  • Whole grain rolled wheat3.3%No flag
  • Soya oil1.6%No flag›
  • Whole wheat flour0.8%No flag
  • E500ii0.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup23.4%No flag›
  • Chocolate chunk11.7%No flag
  • Sugar5.9%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste2.9%No flag
  • Cocoa butter1.5%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.7%No flag›
  • Vanilla extract0.7%No flag›
  • Peanut butter spread5.9%No flag
  • Peanuts2.9%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Brown rice crisp2.9%No flag
  • Whole grain brown rice1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Peanut1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil0.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.2%No flag›
  • Peanut flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactose<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • VanillaNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Invert sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids0.4%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E4220.2%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of calcium carbonate<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbitol · E420<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No 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, whole wheat flour, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, caramel color, nonfat dry milk), corn syrup, semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), peanut butter spread (peanuts, sugar, palm oil, salt), brown rice crisp (whole grain brown rice, sugar, malted barley flour, salt), peanut flavored chips (sugar, palm kernel and palm oil, partially defatted peanut flour, lactose, dry whey, dextrose, corn syrup solids, soy lecithin, salt, vanilla [artificial flavor]), invert sugar, corn syrup solids, glycerin. contains 2% or less of calcium carbonate, sorbitol, salt, water, natural and artificial flavor, bht (preservative), citric acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Peanut, 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

4 low · 1 not assessed

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