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Ghirardelli chocolate, premium chocolate assortment

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

2 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. Sodium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Sugar51.7%No flag›
  • Chocolate24.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter12.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup6%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder3%No flag›
  • Sweetenend condensed milk1.5%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk0.8%No flag
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.8%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Milkfat<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • An emulsifierNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Sorbitol · E420No flag
  • Flaked cornNo flag
  • VanillaNo flag›
  • Yellow corn flourNo flag
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Peppermint oilNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Red #40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Tbhq · E319No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Gelatin · E428No flag
  • Sodium phosphates (E339)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, corn syrup, whole milk powder, sweetenend condensed milk (pasteurized milk, sugar), palm oil, high fructose corn syrup, water, milk fat, butter (cream, salt), nonfat dry milk, soy lecithin - an emulsifier, salt, natural and artificial flavor, disodium phosphate, sorbitol, flaked corn, vanilla, yellow corn flour, corn syrup solids, potassium sorbate, peppermint oil, corn starch, red #40 lake, citric acid and tbhq - as preservatives, gelatin.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 2 moderate · 5 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 15 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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