Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy, Sulphites.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Dark chocolate
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Soy
- Sulphites
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Cocoa paste22.9%No flag
- Salted butter5.7%No flag
- Dark confection0.7%No flag
- Cocoa processed with alkali<0.1%No flag
- An emulsifier<0.1%No flag
- Sorbitan tristearate · E492<0.1%No flag
- Natural vanilla extract<0.1%No flag
- Natural and artificial vanilla flavor0.1%No flag
- Glycerine · E422<0.1%No flag
- Propylene glycol · E490<0.1%No flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- Invertase · E11030.1%No flag
- Food enzyme derived from saccharomyces cerevisiae0.1%No flag
- Propylene glycol · E4900.1%No flag
- An antioxidant0.2%No flag
- Propylene glycol · E4900.1%No flag
- Tbhq · E319<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Sugar, chocolate liquor, water, salted butter (cream, salt), corn syrup, invert sugar, dark confection (sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, lactose (from milk), soy lecithin {an emulsifier}, sorbitan tristearate, natural vanilla extract), salt, natural and artificial vanilla flavor (glycerine, propylene glycol, water, sugar, caramel color (sulfites), alcohol, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate), invertase (food enzyme derived from saccharomyces cerevisiae), propylene glycol, an antioxidant (propylene glycol, tbhq, citric acid).
Alerts
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.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- WaterLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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