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Fudge iced brownies

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sulphites

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

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. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. Sodium 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.
  4. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Brownie50%No flag
  • Sugar25%No flag›
  • Flour12.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Water6.3%No flag›
  • Palm oil3.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa0.8%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids0.2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Egg white<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Chocolate icing50%No flag
  • Sugar25%No flag›
  • Water12.5%No flag›
  • Palm oil6.3%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup3.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa0.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.4%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium propionate · E281<0.1%Low

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

  • Sorbic acid · E200<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Brownie (sugar, bleached enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid], water, palm oil, soybean oil, cocoa [processed with alkali], corn syrup, corn syrup solids, contains 2% or less of the following: dried egg whites, salt, natural and artificial flavor, nonfat dry milk, soy lecithin, caramel color [contains sulfites], leavening [sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate], red 40), chocolate icing (sugar, water, palm oil, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, cocoa [processed with alkali], soybean oil, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 60, salt, sodium propionate and sorbic acid [preservatives], soy lecithin, caramel color, dextrose, corn starch, natural and artificial flavor, cellulose gum, xanthan gum).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Sulphites.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

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