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Wholemeal brown bread
FestivePlant Based Foods And Beverages · 6161105070269

Wholemeal brown bread

Greenveil's read: looks good. Food health minor · 1 additive of concern (Calcium propionate).

Food health
Minor
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 6 Sep 2023

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Whole Meal Flour56.3%No flag
  • Vitamin A&B29.7%No flag
  • Folic Acid13.3%No flag›
  • Zinc6.6%No flag›
  • Iron6.6%No flag›
  • Salt21.9%No flag›
  • Yeast10.9%No flag›
  • Vegetable Fats5.5%No flag
  • Oils2.7%No flag›
  • Dough Improver1.4%No flag
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Calcium Propionate · E2820.7%Low

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

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Whole Meal Flour (Vitamin A&B, Folic Acid, Zinc, Iron), Salt, Yeast, Vegetable Fats & Oils, Dough Improver, Water and Calcium Propionate.

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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