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Snacks · 0040000457640

Chocolate candies, snack mix

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Peanut
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions 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.
  2. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • M&m's brand peanut chocolate candies50%No flag
  • Milk chocolate25%No flag
  • Sugar12.5%No flag›
  • Chocolate6.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter3.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk1.6%No flag
  • Lactose0.8%No flag›
  • Milkfat0.4%No flag›
  • Peanuts0.2%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar12.5%No flag›
  • Peanuts6.3%No flag›
  • Corn starch3.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.6%No flag›
  • Gum acacia · E4140.8%No flag
  • Colour0.4%No flag
  • Includes blue 1 lake0.2%No flag
  • Yellow 6 · E110<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Red 40 lake · E129<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 · E102<0.1%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Red 40 · E129<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

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

  • Blue 2 lake · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Yellow 6 lake · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 lake · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue 2 · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Dextrin · E14000.4%No flag
  • Shortbread cookies25%No flag
  • Wheat flour12.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6.3%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour3.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar6.3%No flag›
  • Butter3.1%No flag›
  • Eggs1.6%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • E500ii0.2%No flag
  • Almonds12.5%No flag›
  • Almonds6.3%No flag›
  • Salt6.3%No flag›
  • Pretzels12.5%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour6.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour3.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Salt3.1%No flag›
  • Malt1.6%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil0.8%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.4%No flag›
  • Corn oil0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.2%No flag›
  • Raising agent0.8%No flag
  • Yeast0.4%No flag›
  • E500ii0.2%No flag
  • E503ii0.2%No flag
Show original label text

M&m's brand peanut chocolate candies [milk chocolate (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, skim milk, lactose, milkfat, peanuts, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavors), sugar, peanuts, cornstarch, corn syrup, gum acacia, coloring (includes blue 1 lake, yellow 6, red 40 lake, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1, blue 2 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2), dextrin], shortbread cookies [enriched bleached and unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, butter, eggs, corn starch, salt, natural flavors, baking soda], almonds (almonds, salt), pretzels [enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, malt, vegetable oil (canola oil, corn oil, and/or soybean oil), leavening (yeast, baking soda and/or ammonium bicarbonate)].

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Peanut, Soy, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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