Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 18 Mar 2026
Dark Chocolate Bar
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 18 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Semi-sweet chocolate75%No flag
- Cocoa paste17%No flag
- Cocoa paste8.5%No flag
- Natural flavouring1.1%No flag
- Raspberry flavored confectionary filling25%No flag
- Raspberry puree3.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
- Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Used as a preservative<0.1%No flag
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Semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, chocolate liquor [processed with alkali], cocoa butter, anhydrous milk fat, soy lecithin, natural flavor), raspberry flavored confectionary filling (sugar, corn syrup, raspberry puree, water, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, citric acid, natural & artificial flavors, pectin, sodium citrate, cellulose gum, sodium benzoate [used as a preservative]).
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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