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General MillsPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 01123229

coco puffs

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
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 31 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Whole grain corn51.6%No flag
  • Sugar24.2%No flag›
  • Cornmeal12.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup6%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali3%No flag
  • Canola oil1.5%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.8%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Fructose0.2%No flag›
  • Refiner's syrup<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamins<0.1%No flag›
  • MineralsNo flag
  • E341iiiNo flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • IronNo flag›
  • ZincNo flag›
  • Mineral nutrientsNo flag
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin bNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochloride vitaminsNo flag
  • Vitamin bNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Vitamin aNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin bNo flag›
  • Vitamin dNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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whole grain corn, sugar, corn meal, corn syrup, cocoa processed with alkali, canola oil, caramel color, salt, fructose, refiner's syrup, baking soda, natural flavor. vitamins and minerals: tricalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b, (pyridoxine hydrochloride vitamin b, (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b, vitamin d,

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 critical · 8 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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