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Chips Ahoy! Chewy
Chips Ahoy!Snacks · 0044000083779

Chips Ahoy! Chewy

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 10 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • High fructose corn syrup53.1%No flag›
  • Tapioca starch23.4%No flag
  • Fudge chips11.7%No flag
  • Sugar5.5%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated vegetable oil3.1%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil1.6%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa1.6%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.8%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.2%No flag
  • Palm oil5.9%No flag›
  • Sugar2.9%No flag›
  • Oat flour1.5%No flag›
  • Rice flour0.7%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E4220.2%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, TAPIOCA STARCH, FUDGE CHIPS (SUGAR, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL [PALM KERNEL AND/OR PALM OIL], COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, NONFAT MILK), PALM OIL, SUGAR, OAT FLOUR, RICE FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, GLYCERIN, DEXTROSE, WHEY, BAKING SODA, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 10 Apr 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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Where this product data comes from

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