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General Mills Cocoa Puffs Cereal Bar

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 12 Sep 2020

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

  • Wholemeal oat52.3%No flag
  • Corn syrup23.9%No flag›
  • Cereal11.9%No flag
  • Whole grain corn6%No flag
  • Sugar3%No flag›
  • Corn meaf1.5%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkal0.4%No flag
  • Canola oi0.2%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Fructose<0.1%No flag›
  • Brown sugar syrup<0.1%No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • MineralsNo flag
  • E341iiiNo flag
  • Caicium carbonateNo flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Ab vitamin6%No flag
  • Niacinamide · E3753%No flag
  • Zinc1.5%No flag›
  • Iron0.7%No flag›
  • Mineral nutrients0.7%No flag
  • Vitamin 50.4%No flag
  • Pyridoxine hydrochloride0.2%No flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Thiamin<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin a<0.1%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • A b viamin tolic acid<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b120.2%No flag›
  • Vitamin da0.2%No flag
  • Sugar3%No flag›
  • Whole wheat flour1.5%No flag
  • Fructose0.7%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.4%No flag›
  • Brown rice flour0.2%No flag
  • Chicory hoot extract<0.1%No flag
  • Contains 2 % and less of<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable glycerin<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
  • Cocoa processed with alkali<0.1%No flag
  • Whole oat hourNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • Modified wheat starchNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • IngredientsNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

whole grain oats, corn syrup, cereal (whole grain corn, sugar, corn meaf, corn syrup, cocoa processed with alkal, canola oi, caramel color, salt, fructose, brown sugar syrup, baking soda, natural flavor. vitamins and minerals: tricalcium phosphate, caicium carbonate, vitamin c [[sodium ascorbate), ab vitamin (niacinamide], zinc and iron [mineral nutrients], vitamin 5 (pyridoxine hydrochloride]. vitamin b2 [riboflavin], vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin a [palmitate], a b viamin tolic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin da), sugar, whole wheat flour, fructose, canola oil, brown rice flour, chicory hoot extract. contains 2 % or less of: vegetable glycerin, calcium carbonate, cocoa processed with alkali, whole oat hour, maltodextrin, corn flour. modified wheat starch, caramel color, salt, baking soda, natural flavor. contains wheat: may contain soy ingredients

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 12 Sep 2020

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

6 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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