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Ginger EvansSnacks · 0051933340848

Pie

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Flour51.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour25.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.7%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup24.4%No flag›
  • Water12.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil6.1%No flag›
  • Fractionated palm oil3%No flag
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of each of the following0.8%No flag
  • Vegetable fat0.4%No flag
  • Palm oil0.4%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.4%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E4350.2%No flag
  • Cocoa<0.1%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable fatNo flag
  • Interesterified soybean oilNo flag
  • Hydrogenated cottonseed oilNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Barley malt flourNo flag›
  • Titanium dioxide colorNo flag
  • Glucono delta lactone · E575No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Sodium alginate · E401No flag
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Propylene glycol · E490No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
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Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, water, palm oil & fractionated palm oil, sugar, contains less than 2% of each of the following: vegetable shortening (palm oil, mono - & diglycerides, polysorbate 60), cocoa, food starch-modified, salt, corn starch, vegetable shortening (interesterified soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), preservatives (sodium propionate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), corn syrup, soybean oil, dextrose, wheat flour, malted barley flour, titanium dioxide color, glucono delta lactone, sodium stearoyl lactylate, chocolate liquor, xanthan gum, artificial flavors, calcium carbonate, sodium alginate, corn syrup solids, citric acid, agar, yellow 5, yellow 6, propylene glycol, maltodextrin, wheat starch, soy lecithin, mono - & diglycerides, sorbitan monostearate, baking soda.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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8 low · 9 not assessed

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