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Decadent raspberry bar

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    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.
  3. Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    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.
  4. 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

  • Raspberry filling50%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup water25%No flag
  • Corn syrup12.5%No flag›
  • Red raspberries6.3%No flag
  • Food starch-modified3.1%No flag›
  • Evaporated apples1.6%No flag
  • Preserved with sulfur dioxide1.6%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.8%No flag
  • Cellulose gel cellulose gum0.4%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate preservative0.2%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate preservative sodium citrate<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Propylene glycol red 40<0.1%No flag
  • Blue 1 · E133<0.1%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium sulfate · E514iNo flag
  • Flour25%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.3%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar12.5%No flag›
  • Unsalted butter6.3%No flag
  • Cream6.3%No flag›
  • Margarine3.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.6%No flag›
  • Water0.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.4%No flag›
  • Salt natural flavor0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Beta carotene color<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg1.6%No flag›
  • Salt natural flavor0.8%No flag
  • Spice0.4%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Allura red AC (E129)High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Sulphur dioxide (E220)Moderate

    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) (E466)Low

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

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Raspberry filling (high fructose corn syrup water, corn syrup, red raspberries, food starch-modified, evaporated apples (preserved with sulfur dioxide), citric acid, cellulose gel cellulose gum, sodium benzoate preservative, potassium sorbate preservative sodium citrate, salt, propylene glycol red 40, blue 1, natural and artificial flavor, sodium sulfate), enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, unsalted butter (pasteurized cream), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt natural flavor, soy lecithin, beta carotene color, vitamin a palmitate added), egg, salt natural flavor, spice. soy lecithin.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
  • 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

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1 low · 5 not assessed

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