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Cookies & creme brownie dessert bar

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Brownie base52.4%No flag
  • Sugar26.3%No flag›
  • Flour13%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.3%No flag
  • Iron1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil6.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids3.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa1.6%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.4%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a0.2%No flag
  • Corn starch0.1%No flag›
  • Soya flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg white<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • White creme icing23.8%No flag
  • Sugar11.9%No flag›
  • Palm oil6%No flag›
  • High oleic sunflower3%No flag
  • Canola oil1.5%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated cottonseed oil0.4%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • ColourNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • White icingNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • High oleic sunflowerNo flag
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and less ofNo flag
  • Hydrogenated cottonseed oilNo flag›
  • Invert sugarNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • PreservativeNo 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.

  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • ColourNo flag
  • Biscuit piecesNo flag
  • FlourNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • PalmNo flag
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • CocoaNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • ChocolateNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • 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.

Show original label text

Brownie base (sugar, bleached enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], palm oil, corn syrup solids, cocoa [processed with alkali], soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: artificial flavor, caramel color, cornstarch, defatted soy flour, egg whites, leavening [baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate], nonfat milk, red 40, salt, soy lecithin), white creme icing (sugar, palm oil, high oleic sunflower and/or canola oil, water, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, cornstarch, contains 2% or less of: artificial flavor, citric acid, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, preservatives [potassium sorbate, sorbic acid], salt, titanium dioxide [color], water, white icing (sugar, water, corn syrup, palm oil, high oleic sunflower and/or canola oil, contains 2% or less of: hydrogenated cottonseed oil, invert sugar, mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, polysorbate 60, preservatives [sodium propionate, sorbic acid], salt, soy lecithin, soybean oil, titanium dioxide [color]), cookie pieces (unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, palm and/or canola oil, cocoa [processed with alkali], high fructose corn syrup, leavening [baking soda and/or calcium phosphate], salt, soy lecithin, chocolate, artificial flavor), corn syrup.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, 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
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 5 low · 1 not assessed

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