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Giant EaglePlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0003003440065

Light Wheat Bread

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are 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.
  2. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Fortified wheat flour52.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour26.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
  • Iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Oat fibre23.9%No flag
  • Wheat gluten12%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup6%No flag›
  • Yeast3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.4%No flag›
  • Wheat bran0.4%No flag›
  • Soy fiber0.4%No flag
  • Whole wheat flour0.3%No flag
  • Barley fiber0.2%No flag›
  • White rye flour<0.1%No flag
  • Gum colloid<0.1%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Flour treatment agentNo flag
  • Ethoxylated mono- and diglyceridesNo flag
  • MonoglyceridesNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Yeast nutrientsNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Ammonium sulfate · E517No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Enriched wheat flour bleached (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), oat fiber, wheat gluten, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, cultured wheat flour, vinegar, soybean oil, wheat bran, soy fiber, whole wheat flour, barley fiber, white rye flour, gum colloid, cellulose gum, guar gum, xanthan gum, dough conditioners (ethoxylated mono - & diglycerides, monoglycerides, ascorbic acid), yeast nutrients (calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate), caramel color, enzyme, soy lecithin.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026

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.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 9 not assessed

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