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Triple fudge brownie mix
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Triple fudge brownie mix

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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

  • Brownie mix ingredients52.5%No flag
  • Sugar52.5%No flag›
  • Flour23.8%No flag›
  • Wheat flour11.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3755.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Chocolate chunk11.9%No flag
  • Sugar5.9%No flag›
  • Chocolate3%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter1.5%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder0.7%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.4%No flag
  • Vanilla extract0.4%No flag›
  • Cocoa5.9%No flag›
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • E500ii0.2%No flag
  • Fudge pouch ingredients0.2%No flag
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa0.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Lactose0.2%No flag›
  • Derivatives0.2%No flag
  • High maltose corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.2%No flag›
  • Chocolate0.2%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

Show original label text

Brownie mix ingredients: sugar, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour, enzymes), semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, soy lecithin [emulsifier], vanilla extract), cocoa (processed with alkali), soybean oil, less than 2% of: salt, artificial flavor, baking soda. fudge pouch ingredients: sugar, water, cocoa (processed with alkali), corn syrup, lactose (contains milk derivatives), high maltose corn syrup, soybean oil, unsweetened chocolate, food starch-modified, salt, artificial flavor, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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