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Black & White Cookie
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Black & White Cookie

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 10 Feb 2022

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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 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.
  3. Calcium 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.
  4. DiphosphatesMinor 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

  • Sugar52.2%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour23.9%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour12%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756%No flag
  • Reduced Iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin Mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic Acid0.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.4%No flag›
  • Eggs12%No flag›
  • Sweet Butter6%No flag
  • Cocoa Powder3%No flag›
  • Egg white1.5%No flag›
  • Raising agent0.7%No flag
  • E500ii0.4%No flag
  • Sodium Aluminum Phosphate · E5410.2%No flag
  • Monocalcium Phosphate · E341i0.2%No flag
  • Emulsifier Blend0.4%No flag
  • Propylene Glycol · E4900.2%No flag
  • Monoester<0.1%No flag
  • Soya<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm Oils<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and Diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
  • BHA · E320Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of the following0.2%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Dried<0.1%No flag
  • Egg Yolks<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified Food Starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • E450iiiNo flag
  • Gum Arabic · E414No flag
  • Sodium Propionate · E281Low

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

  • Calcium Acetate · E263No flag
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
  • Corn StarchNo flag›
  • VanillaNo flag›
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

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

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

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

Show original label text

Sugar, Enriched Bleached _Wheat_ Flour (Bleached _Wheat_ Flour, Niacin, reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Malted Barley Flour), _Eggs_, Sweet Butter, Cocoa Powder, Dried _Egg_ Whites, Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Emulsifier Blend (Propylene Glycol, Monoester, _Soy_ & Palm Oils, Mono & Diglycerides, Lecithin, BHA, Citric Acid), Contains 2% or less of the following: Non Fat Dry _Milk_, Dried, _Egg_ Yolks, Modified Food Starch, Dextrose, Salt, Artificial Flavor, Polysorbate 60, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Gum Arabic, Sodium Propionate, Calcium Acetate, Lecithin, Corn Starch, Vanilla.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 10 Feb 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic 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

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1 high · 4 low · 6 not assessed

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