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Cocoa puffs
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 4 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Cornmeal6%No flag
- Cocoa Processed with Alkali6%No flag
- Caramel Color · E150a6%No flag
- Refiner's Syrup0.2%No flag
- E500ii0.2%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
- Minerals0.2%No flag
- E341iii0.2%No flag
- Calcium Carbonate · E170i0.2%No flag
- Sodium ascorbate · E3010.2%No flag
- Mineral nutrients0.2%No flag
- AB Vitamin0.2%No flag
- Niacinamide · E3750.2%No flag
- Vitamin B2 · E1010.2%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
- A B vitamins0.2%No flag
- Ingredients1.3%No 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, Fructose, Salt, Refiner's Syrup, Baking Soda, Natural Flavor. Vitamins and Minerals: Tricalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), AB Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin Be (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B, (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3. 6. MAY CONTAIN WHEAT INGREDIENTS.
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
- CornLow concern
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
6 of 16 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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