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Food Lion0035826035370

Bread Sticks

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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. 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

  • Bread51%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour26%No flag
  • Flour25%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E30024.5%No flag
  • Niacin · E37512.3%No flag
  • Iron6.1%No flag›
  • Azodicarbonamide · E927a3.1%No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Vitamin B2 · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Alpha amylase · E11000.2%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • SoyaNo flag›
  • CanolaNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Whey powderNo flag
  • Diacetyl tartaric acid ester of monodiglyceridesNo flag
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • L-cysteine hydrochloride · E920No flag
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Azodicarbonamide · E927aNo flag
  • Amylase · E1100No flag
  • Silicone dioxideNo flag
  • Malted barleyNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Mfg aidNo flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • SpreadNo flag
  • MargarineNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Parmigiano reggianoNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Whey powderNo flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • CornNo flag›
  • TapiocaNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • ColourNo flag
Show original label text

BREAD: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR, ASCORBIC ACID, NIACIN, IRON, AZODICARBONAMIDE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID, ALPHA AMYLASE], WATER, YEAST, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYA AND/OR CANOLA), SALT, WHEY POWDER, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTER OF MONODIGLYCERIDES (DATEM), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM CARBONATE, ASCORBIC ACID, DEXTROSE, L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE, WHEAT STARCH, AZODICARBONAMIDE, AMYLASE, SILICONE DIOXIDE, MALTED BARLEY, CITRIC ACID (MFG AID), CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE). SPREAD: NON-HYDROGENATED MARGARINE (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, PARMESAN CHEESE, GARLIC POWDER, WHEY POWDER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN, TAPIOCA), XANTHAN GUM, SALT, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, TURMERIC AND ANNATTO (COLOR).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • 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

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1 high · 10 low · 7 not assessed

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