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Dark chocolate truffle

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Polysorbate 80Minor 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

  • Dark chocolate75%No flag
  • Cocoa liquor42.5%No flag
  • Sugar16.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter8.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin4.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier4.1%No flag
  • Natural vanilla flavouring4.1%No flag
  • Caramel filling25%No flag
  • Cream12.5%No flag›
  • Fresh cream6.3%No flag
  • Milk3.1%No flag›
  • Contains less than 0.5% of1.6%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4711.6%No flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E4330.8%Low

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

  • Carrageenan · E4070.8%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Granulated sugar6.3%No flag
  • Corn syrup3.1%No flag›
  • Unsalted butter1.6%No flag
  • Cream0.8%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.8%No flag
  • Vanilla paste0.8%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Bourbon0.2%No flag
  • Vanilla extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Vanilla bean specks and gum tragacanth<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable based thickener<0.1%No flag
  • Sea salt0.8%No flag›
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Dark chocolate (cocoa liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin [emulsifier], and natural vanilla flavor), caramel filling (cream [heavy cream, milk, contains less than 0.5% of: mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 80, carrageenan], granulated sugar, corn syrup, unsalted butter [pasteurized cream, natural flavorings], vanilla paste [sugar, madagascar bourbon, vanilla extract, vanilla bean specks and gum tragacanth {vegetable based thickener}], sea salt).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

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