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English muffins
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English muffins

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Calcium propionate).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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. Acesulfame KMinor concernSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    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

  • Water51.9%No flag›
  • Flour24%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Yeast12%No flag›
  • Cellulose fiber6%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten3%No flag›
  • Degerminated yellow corn meal1.5%No flag
  • Polydextrose · E12000.8%No flag
  • Degerminated yellow corn flour0.4%No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of each of the following0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282<0.1%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • A preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • A preservativeNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Fumaric acid · E297No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • E262iiNo flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Acesulfame potassium · E950Low

    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Iron fumarateNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Flour treatment agent<0.1%No flag
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Water, enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yeast, cellulose fiber, wheat gluten, degerminated yellow corn meal, polydextrose, degerminated yellow corn flour, contains less than 2% of each of the following: salt, guar gum, calcium propionate (a preservative), vinegar, sugar, calcium sulfate, potassium sorbate (a preservative), sodium stearoyl lactylate, wheat flour, fumaric acid, calcium carbonate, datem, sodium diacetate, lactic acid, acesulfame potassium, enzymes, ferrous fumarate, ascorbic acid (dough conditioner).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 moderate · 1 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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