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French macarons

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Indigotine / indigo carmine).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Icing sugar51.7%No flag
  • Sugar26.7%No flag›
  • Corn starch25%No flag›
  • Almond flour24.2%No flag
  • Egg white12.1%No flag›
  • Butter6%No flag›
  • Cream3%No flag›
  • Cream1.5%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil0.8%No flag›
  • Coconut vegetable oil0.8%No flag›
  • Carrageenan · E4070.4%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Gellan gum · E4180.4%No flag
  • Strawberry filling1.5%No flag
  • Strawberry puree0.8%No flag
  • Strawberry0.4%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Pectin · E440a0.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Filling base0.8%No flag
  • Glucose syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg yolks<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Sodium alginate · E401No flag
  • Caramel filling0.4%No flag
  • Glucose syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Dulce de leche0.2%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Milk chocolate0.2%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg white<0.1%No flag›
  • Pistachio nuts<0.1%No flag
  • Cocoa<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel · E150No flag
  • Glucose syrupNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Pistachio paste blendNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • Almond pasteNo flag
  • Pistachio pasteNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Vegetable flavouringNo flag
  • Turmeric color · E100No flag
  • Barley flourNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Natural vanilla flavouringNo flag
  • Natural peppermint flavouringNo flag
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • GingerNo flag›
  • CloveNo flag›
  • NutmegNo flag›
  • Vegetable pigmentNo flag
  • Turmeric color · E100No flag
  • Cochineal extract colorNo flag
  • Sodium copper chlorophyllin colorNo flag
  • Blue 2 · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Beta-carotene colorNo flag
  • Beet powder colorNo flag
Show original label text

Powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), almond flour, egg whites, butter, cream (cream, vegetable oil (coconut), carrageenan, gellan gum), strawberry filling (strawberry puree [strawberries, glucose syrup], sugar, pectin, citric acid, natural flavor), filling base (glucose syrup, sugar, water, milk, butter, egg yolks, mono - and diglycerides, sodium alginate), caramel filling (glucose syrup, milk jam [milk, sugar, water, salt, citric acid]), milk chocolate (sugar, milk, cocoa butter, cocoa bean, soy lecithin), wheat flour, egg white, roasted pistachio powder, cocoa, caramel (glucose syrup, water, sugar), pistachio paste blend (sugar, sunflower oil, almond paste, pistachio paste, natural flavor, vegetable juice flavor, turmeric color), barley flour, water, natural vanilla flavor, natural peppermint flavor, cinnamon, ginger, clove, nutmeg, vegetable juice color, turmeric color, cochineal extract color, sodium copper chlorophyllin color, blue 2, beta-carotene color, beet powder color.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 8 not assessed

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