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Gardners Candies Inc.Snacks · 0088671621953

Toasted coconut meltaway egg

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Ingredients

  • Milk chocolate52.2%No flag
  • Sugar26.4%No flag
  • Milk12.9%No flag
  • Cocoa butter6.5%No flag
  • Cocoa paste3.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin1.6%No flag
  • An emulsifier0.8%No flag
  • Vanillin0.4%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Coconut23.9%No flag
  • Sugar12%No flag
  • Dextrose6%No flag
  • Coconut oil3%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag
  • Decorative flower0.1%No flag
  • Sugar0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose0.1%No flag
  • Egg white0.1%No flag
  • Gelatinized wheat starch0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.1%No flag
  • Cream of tartar · E336i0.1%No flag
  • Water0.1%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup0.1%No flag
  • Glycerine · E4220.1%No flag
  • Fd&c red #3 · E1270.1%Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Yellow #5 · E1020.1%High

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

  • Modified food starch0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.1%Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.1%No flag
  • Preservative0.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.1%Low

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

  • Vegetable gums0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3301.1%No flag
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Milk chocolate (sugar, milk, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, soy lecithin - an emulsifier, vanillin - an artificial flavor), toasted coconut (contains sulfites), sugar, dextrose, coconut oil, salt, decorative flower: sugar, dextrose, egg albumen, gelatinized wheat starch, xanthan gum, cream of tartar, water, high fructose corn syrup, glycerine, fd&c red #3, yellow #5, modified food starch, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (as preservatives), carrageenan, vegetable gums and citric acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Soy, Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 13 ingredients yet.

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