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Empanadas de pina cookies & pastries

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

3 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 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.
  3. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Wheat flour57.1%No flag›
  • Benzoyl peroxide · E92830%No flag
  • Iron13.6%No flag›
  • Zinc6.8%No flag›
  • Zinc oxide6.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.4%No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E3753.4%No flag
  • Folic acid3.4%No flag›
  • Fat21.4%No flag
  • Edible tallow10.7%No flag
  • Vegetable oil5.4%No flag›
  • Contains one and more of the following2.7%No flag
  • Safflower oil2.7%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.3%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil0.7%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil0.3%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.2%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.2%No flag›
  • Tbhq as antioxidant5.4%No flag
  • Sugar7.1%No flag›
  • Cinnamon7.1%No flag›
  • Carbonated soft drink3.6%No flag
  • Carbonated water1.8%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.9%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.4%No flag
  • Phosphoric acid · E3380.2%Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
  • And caffeine0.1%No flag›
  • Pineapple filling1.8%No flag
  • Pineapple0.9%No flag›
  • Glucose0.4%No flag›
  • High fructose0.2%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate as a preservative1.8%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Wheat flour [(this product contains gluten), benzoyl peroxide, iron, zinc (zinc oxide), niacin (vitamin b3) and folic acid.], shortening (edible tallow, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, (contains one or more of the following: safflower oil, palm oil, sunflower oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil and/or canola oil) and 0.005% tbhq as antioxidant), sugar, cinnamon, carbonated soft drink (carbonated water, corn syrup, caramel color, phosphoric acid, natural flavor, and caffeine), pineapple filling (pineapple, glucose, high fructose, corn syrup, sugar, modified starch, citric acid, sodium benzoate, artificial flavor and color) and sodium benzoate as a preservative.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares 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
  • 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.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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1 low · 2 not assessed

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