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Plant Based Foods And Beverages · 0016000261631

Chocolate Cheerios Cereal

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

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

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. Potassium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Wholemeal oat51.7%No flag
  • Sugar14.8%No flag›
  • Oat bran14.8%No flag›
  • Corn syrup9.3%No flag›
  • Corn starch4.7%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali2.3%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.7%No flag›
  • Chocolate0.5%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.2%No flag
  • E340iii0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin e<0.1%No flag›
  • Mixed tocopherols · E306<0.1%No flag
  • Added to preserve freshness.vitamins<0.1%No flag
  • MineralsNo flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • ZincNo flag›
  • IronNo flag›
  • Mineral nutrientsNo flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Vitamin aNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • A b vitaminsNo flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Potassium phosphates (E340)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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/ whole grain oats, sugar, oat bran, corn syrup, corn starch, cocoa processed with alkali, salt, canola oil, unsweetened chocolate, caramel color, tripotassium phosphate, natural flavor. vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness.vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, zinc and iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin d3.

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.
  • Potassium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

11 low · 8 not assessed

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