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Food Lion0035826044396

Muffin Mix

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 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

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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.
  4. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Flour52%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.3%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
  • Iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar19.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose14.5%No flag›
  • Animal fat7.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil3.6%No flag›
  • CONTAINS CONE and MORE OF THE FOLLOWING1.8%No flag
  • Tallow1.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.8%No flag›
  • With preservative1.8%No flag
  • BHT · E3210.9%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Citric acid · E3300.9%No flag
  • Raising agent0.9%No flag
  • E500ii0.5%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.2%No flag
  • E341ii0.2%No flag
  • Partially hydrogenated vegetable fat0.5%No flag
  • Cottonseed oil0.5%No flag›
  • Gelatinized yellow corn flour0.2%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Red 40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 2 lake · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • IronNo flag›
  • Iron fumarateNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin B6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin B2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin B12No flag›
  • CyanocobalaminNo flag›
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, DEXTROSE, ANIMAL SHORTENING AND VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS CONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: TALLOW, SOYBEAN OIL) WITH PRESERVATIVE (BHT AND CITRIC ACID), LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE SHORTENING (CONTAINS SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OIL), GELATINIZED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, NONFAT MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, COLOR (RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE), IRON (FERROUS FUMARATE), NIACIN (NIACINAMIDE), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE MONONITRATE), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN).

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
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 moderate · 1 minor · 2 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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