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Creme pie

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • 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. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Water51.3%No flag›
  • Sugar12.9%No flag›
  • Flour12.9%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.2%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat11.5%No flag
  • Palm oil5.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil5.7%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup5.7%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated vegetable oil2.9%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.4%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil0.7%No flag›
  • Oil0.7%No flag›
  • Coconut oil0.4%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil0.4%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified1.4%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following0.4%No flag
  • Margarine0.2%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.2%No flag›
  • Modified palm oil<0.1%No flag
  • Modified palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable monoglyceridesNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sunflower lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Lemon pureeNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Lemon cellsNo flag
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • LemonNo flag›
  • Lemon oilNo flag›
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475No 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.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Soy proteinNo flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

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

  • ColourNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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Water, sugar, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening (palm oil, soybean oil), high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated vegetable oil (palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut and/or cottonseed oil), food starch-modified, natural & artificial flavor, contains 2% or less of each of the following: margarine (canola oil, soybean oil, modified palm oil, modified palm kernel oil, water, salt, vegetable monoglycerides, soy lecithin, sunflower lecithin, natural & artificial flavor, sodium benzoate [preservative], citric acid, annatto extract [color], turmeric [color], vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), corn syrup, lemon puree (water, citric acid, sugar, lemon pulp cells, high fructose corn syrup, lemon concentrate, lemon oil, sodium citrate), sodium caseinate (milk), dextrose, salt, polysorbate 60, xanthan gum, citric acid, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, sodium propionate (preservative), soy protein concentrate, titanium dioxide (color), yellow 5, red 40.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • 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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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1 high · 8 low · 8 not assessed

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