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Dark chocolate balls

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 14 Mar 2023

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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

  • Dark chocolate65%No flag
  • Sugar18.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste8.1%No flag
  • Cocoa butter4%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers2%No flag
  • Ammonium cipistrel crisp biscuit balls covered with dark chocolate1%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel · E150a1%Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • Acidity regulator1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3301%No flag
  • Stabiliser0.5%No flag
  • Gum arabic · E4140.5%No flag
  • Glazing agent0.3%No flag
  • Shellac at malt flour treatment agent0.1%No flag
  • Sodium metabisulphite · E2230.1%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Sulphite hte al<0.1%No flag
  • PalmNo flag
  • Shea butterNo flag›
  • Sugar syrupNo flag
  • Raising agentsNo flag
  • E503iiNo flag
  • Sodiurn bicarbonateNo flag
  • Produced in a factory which handles milkNo flag
  • SoyaNo flag›
  • OatNo flag›
  • BarleyNo flag›
  • Sulphur containing compounds vegetable oilNo flag
  • Glucose syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Ingredients in bold are allergensNo flag
  • And nuts | πληροφοριες διατροφηςNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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dark chocolate (65%) (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifiers (ammonium cipistrel crisp biscuit balls covered with dark chocolate (65%) ammonia caramel), acidity regulator (citric acid), stabilizer (gum arabic), glazing agent (shellac at malt flour treatment agent (sodium metabisulphite), flavour, colour (sulphite hte al (palm, shea), sugar syrup, raising agents (ammonium bicarbonate, sodiurn bicarbonate), produced in a factory which handles milk, soya, oat, barley, sulphur containing compounds vegetable oil), glucose syrup. ingredients in bold are allergens. and nuts | πληροφοριες διατροφης /

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 14 Mar 2023

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 metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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