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Plant Based Foods And Beverages · 0038000191732

Chocolate cereal, chocolate

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

4 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. 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

  • Milled corn51.7%No flag
  • Sugar21.7%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali13.3%No flag
  • Palm kernel oil6.7%No flag›
  • Malt flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of corn syrup2.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch1%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Semi sweet chocolate<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Chocolate<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Gelatin · E428<0.1%No flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102<0.1%High

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

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

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

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • MineralsNo flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • IronNo flag›
  • Ferric orthophosphateNo flag›
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Thiamin hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
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Milled corn, sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, palm kernel oil, malt flavor, contains 2% or less of corn syrup, modified corn starch, dextrose, salt, natural and artificial flavor, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate, dextrose), gelatin, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1, yellow 6. vitamins and minerals: vitamin c (ascorbic acid), iron (ferric phosphate), niacinamide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3.

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.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 7 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 14 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  3. 11VitaminsNot assessed

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