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Snacks · 0098487955432

Chocolate Snack Pie

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Sep 2023

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. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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. Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Flour51.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.7%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup24.3%No flag›
  • Water12.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil6.1%No flag›
  • Fractionated palm oil3%No flag
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of each of the following0.8%No flag
  • Cocoa0.8%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.4%No flag›
  • Corn0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat<0.1%No flag
  • Interesterfied soybean oil<0.1%No flag
  • Hydrogenated cottonseed oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281<0.1%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Barley malt flourNo flag›
  • Titanium dioxide colorNo flag
  • Glucono delta lactone · E575No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Sodium alginate · E401No flag
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, water, palm oil and fractionated palm oil, sugar, contains less than 2% of each of the following: cocoa, food starch-modified (corn), salt, cornstarch, vegetable shortening (interesterfied soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), preservatives (sodium propionate, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), corn syrup, soybean oil, dextrose, wheat flour, malted barley flour, titanium dioxide color, glucono delta lactone, sodium stearoyl lactylate, chocolate liquor, xanthan gum, calcium carbonate, sodium alginate, corn syrup solids, agar, caramel color, maltodextrin, wheat starch, soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, mono - and diglycerides, sorbitan monostearate, baking soda.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Sep 2023

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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

8 low · 8 not assessed

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