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Croissants

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Calcium 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.
  2. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • En50%No flag
  • Croissant Patisserie With Cocoa Filling Wheat Flour50%No flag
  • Filling With Cocoa40%No flag
  • Sugar20%No flag›
  • Vegetable Oil10%No flag›
  • Palm Oil10%No flag›
  • Water5%No flag›
  • Glucose Syrup2.5%No flag›
  • Whey Powder1.3%No flag
  • Whole Milk Powder0.6%No flag›
  • Modified Starch0.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa Powder0.3%No flag›
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate · E476No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium Sorbate · E202No flag
  • AcidNo flag›
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • ThickenerNo flag
  • Carboxymethylcellulose · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • VanillinNo flag›
  • Margarine5%No flag›
  • Vegetable Oils2.5%No flag›
  • Palm Oil1.3%No flag›
  • Sunflower M0.6%No flag
  • Rapeseed Oil0.6%No flag›
  • Water1.3%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers0.6%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.3%No flag›
  • Mono- and Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids · E4710.2%No flag
  • Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids · E4750.2%No flag
  • Iodised salt0.3%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • No Sunflower Iodate0.2%No flag
  • Acid0.2%No flag›
  • Citric Acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbic Acid · E200<0.1%No flag
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Carotenes · E160a<0.1%No flag
  • Water2.5%No flag›
  • Glucose Syrup1.3%No flag›
  • Refined Vegetable Oil0.6%No flag
  • S Flower0.6%No flag
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Yeast0.2%No flag›
  • Whey Powder<0.1%No flag
  • Iodised salt<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium Iodate · E917<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • StabilisersNo flag
  • Mono- and Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids · E471No flag
  • Xanthan Gum · E415No flag
  • Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate · E481No flag
  • VanillinNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Calcium Propionate · E282Low

    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
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En: Croissant Patisserie With Cocoa Filling Wheat Flour, Filling With Cocoa 40% [Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil), Water, Glucose Syrup, Whey Powder, Whole Milk Powder, Modified Starch, Cocoa Powder (5,25%), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin, Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Acid (Citric Acid), Thickener (Carboxymethylcellulose), Vanillin], Margarine [Vegetable Oils (Palm Oil, Sunflower M, Rapeseed Oil), Water, Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono-And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids), Iodized Salt (Salt, No Sunflower Iodate), Acid (Citric Acid), Preservative (Sorbic Acid), Flavouring, Colour (Carotenes)], Water, Glucose Syrup, Refined Vegetable Oil (S Flower), Sugar, Yeast, Whey Powder, Iodized Salt (Salt, Potassium Iodate), Dextrose, Stabilisers (Mono-And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate), Vanillin, Preservatives (Calcium Propionate, Sorbic Acid).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 1 moderate · 3 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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