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Marshmallows
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Marshmallows

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Cochineal / carmine).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Jun 2024

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    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. Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    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

  • Sugar56.3%No flag›
  • Wheat Glucose Syrup Preservative21.9%No flag
  • 22021.9%No flag
  • Water10.9%No flag›
  • Invert Sugar5.5%No flag›
  • Gelatine · E4282.7%No flag
  • Beef2.7%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring1.4%No flag
  • Wheat Starch0.7%No flag›
  • Natural Colour0.7%No flag
  • 1200.7%No flag
  • Cochineal / carmine (E120)Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • Sulphur dioxide (E220)Moderate

    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

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Sugar, Wheat Glucose Syrup Preservative (220)), Water, Invert Sugar, Gelatine (Beef), Natural Flavours, Wheat Starch, Natural Colour (120). ALLERGY ADVICE: CONTAINS GLUTEN AND SULPHITES.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Jun 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
  • Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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