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Golden Foods7502233114866

Special Bran Flakes Cereal

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

Ingredients

  • Whole wheat flour53.1%No flag
  • Wheat bran23.4%No flag
  • Sugar8.3%No flag
  • Malt extract7.6%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup3.8%No flag
  • Iodised salt0.6%No flag
  • Caramel color iv0.6%No flag
  • Artificial coconut flavor0.6%No flag
  • Bht · E3210.6%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Preservative0.6%No flag
  • Fd&c red 40 · E1290.6%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Fd&c yellow 5 · E1020.5%High

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

  • Fd&c yellow 6 · E1100.2%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Niacin · E3750.1%No flag
  • Ferric orthophosphate<0.1%No flag
  • Iron<0.1%No flag
  • Zinc sulfate<0.1%No flag
  • Zin<0.1%No flag
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Whole wheat flour, wheat bran, sugar, malt extract, high fructose corn syrup, iodized salt, caramel color iv, artificial coconut flavor, bht (preservative), fd&c red 40, fd&c yellow 5, fd&c yellow 6, niacin, ferric orthophosphate (iron), zinc sulfate (zin

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

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.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 10 not assessed

  1. 01ZINC SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATEDyecommercial_presenceHigh concern
10 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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