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Plant Based Foods And Beverages · 0038000717130

Frosted corn flakes, chocolate

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

Food health
Critical
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 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. 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.
  3. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Milled corn51.9%No flag
  • Sugar20%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil14%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali7%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of malt flavor3.5%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Red 40 · E1290.7%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 2 · E1320.7%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Yellow 5 · E1020.4%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Bht for freshness0.2%No flag
  • Vitamins0.1%No flag›
  • Minerals<0.1%No flag
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin c<0.1%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Niacinamide · E375<0.1%No flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Thiamin hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
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Milled corn, sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, contains 2% or less of malt flavor, salt, artificial flavor, red 40, blue 2, yellow 5, bht for freshness. vitamins and minerals: iron, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), niacinamide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

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