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Cookies By Shar Inc.Snacks · 0852646004009

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Wheat flour55%No flag›
  • Unbleached30%No flag
  • Enriched25%No flag›
  • Confectioner's sugar22.5%No flag
  • Sugar11.3%No flag›
  • Unsalted butter5.6%No flag
  • Eggs2.8%No flag›
  • Vanilla extract1.4%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Baking powder0.4%No flag
  • Natural colours0.2%No flag
  • May contain<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Beetroot juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Purple carrot juice<0.1%No flag
  • Red cabbageNo flag›
  • And turmericNo flag›
  • Egg white0.2%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Wheat flour (unbleached, enriched), confectioner's sugar, unbleached sugar, unsalted butter, eggs, vanilla extract, water, baking powder, natural color (may contain: annatto, beet juice, caramel color, purple carrot juice, red cabbage juice, or turmeric), dried egg whites

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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