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Chicago Baking Co.Plant Based Foods And Beverages · 0024126011740

Soft rye

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 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. 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 flour52.8%No flag
  • Wheat flour26.8%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour13%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
  • Iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water23.6%No flag›
  • White rye flour11.8%No flag
  • Sugar1.8%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten1.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following1.8%No flag
  • Yeast1.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Flour treatment agent0.7%No flag
  • Monoglycerides0.3%No flag›
  • Ethoxylated mono- and dilgycerides0.2%No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E4810.2%No flag
  • Fround caraway seeds0.7%No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.7%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • To prevent spoilage0.7%No flag
  • Yeast nutrients0.7%No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E5160.3%No flag
  • Ammonium sulfate · E5170.3%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
  • Acetic acid · E2600.3%No flag
  • Phosphoric acid · E3380.2%Low

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

  • Wheat starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Unbleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, white rye flour, sugar, wheat gluten, contains 2% or less of the following: yeast, soybean oil, salt, dough conditioners (monoglycerides, ethoxylated mono and dilgycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), fround caraway seeds, calcium propionate (to prevent spoilage), yeast nutrients (calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate), citric acid, acetic acid, phosphoric acid, wheat starch, caramel color, soy lecithin.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026

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.
  • 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

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2 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

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