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Desserts · 0070640002474

Chocolate eclair bar

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

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. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Reduced fat ice cream60%No flag
  • Milk30.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup14.7%No flag›
  • Sugar7.3%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk3.7%No flag
  • Buttermilk1.8%No flag›
  • Cream0.9%No flag›
  • Whey0.5%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of maltodextrin0.2%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.1%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Vanilla extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Chocolate flavored core20%No flag
  • Water10%No flag›
  • Sugar5%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk2.5%No flag
  • Corn syrup1.3%No flag›
  • Whey0.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.3%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of mono- and diglycerides0.2%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Coating10%No flag›
  • Cake crunch5%No flag
  • Wheat flour2.5%No flag›
  • Sugar1.3%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil0.6%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.3%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated cottonseed oil0.3%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.3%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of cocoa processed with alkali0.2%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil5%No flag›
  • Soya bean2.5%No flag›
  • Palm oil2.5%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Reduced fat ice cream (milk, corn syrup, sugar, skim milk, buttermilk, cream, whey, contains 2% or less of maltodextrin, mono & diglycerides, carob bean gum, vanilla extract, artificial flavor, cellulose gum, carrageenan, vitamin a palmitate). chocolate flavored core (water, sugar, skim milk, corn syrup, whey, cocoa processed with alkali, contains 2% or less of mono and diglycerides, carob bean gum, guar gum, citric acid), coating [cake crunch (wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil (canola oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), caramel color, contains 2% or less of cocoa processed with alkali, baking soda, salt, artificial flavor, soy lecithin), vegetable oil (soybean and palm oil).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

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

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.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 2 ingredients yet.

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