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Snacks · 0193476001494

Corn muffin mix

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Jun 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • Enriched degermed yellow corn meal55%No flag
  • Degermed yellow corn meal28.3%No flag
  • Niacin · E37513.3%No flag
  • Iron6.7%No flag›
  • Ferrous sulfate6.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
  • Folic acid1.7%No flag›
  • Sugar11.2%No flag›
  • Flour11.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour5.6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3752.8%No flag
  • Iron1.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.7%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.3%No flag
  • Folic acid0.3%No flag›
  • Flour11.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour5.6%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour2.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.4%No flag
  • Iron0.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat5.7%No flag
  • Tbhq · E3195.7%No flag
  • Preservative5.7%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following2.9%No flag
  • Raising agent1.4%No flag
  • E500ii1.4%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i1.4%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No 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.

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Enriched degermed yellow corn meal (degermed yellow corn meal, niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening ([contains one or more of the following: canola and/or palm oil], tbhq [preservative]). contains 2% or less of each of the following: leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, modified corn starch.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Jun 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

What drives this

2 low · 2 not assessed

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