Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Soy.
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: Potassium phosphates).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Soy
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.
Potassium 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.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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
- Dark chocolate53.6%No flag
- Cocoa paste processed with alkali13.1%No flag
- An emulsifier1.6%No flag
- Sweetened condensed milk11.6%No flag
- Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
- E340ii0.4%No flag
- Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
- Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
- Potassium phosphates (E340)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
Pure dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, butter oil, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanilla), corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk, cream, sugar, palm oil, sea salt, artificial flavors, dipotassium phosphate, vitamin d3, guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum, egg whites.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Potassium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- SugarLow concern
- Sea SaltLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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