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Golden Puffs0042400109327

Sweetened Puffed Wheat Cereal

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Sugar52.5%No flag›
  • Wheat23.8%No flag›
  • Corn syrup11.9%No flag›
  • Honey5.9%No flag›
  • Salt3%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a1.5%No flag
  • Vitamins0.7%No flag›
  • And MINERALS0.7%No flag
  • Vitamin c0.4%No flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E3010.4%No flag
  • Niacin · E3750.2%No flag
  • Niacinamide · E3750.2%No flag
  • Ferric orthophosphate<0.1%No flag›
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Zinc<0.1%No flag›
  • Zinc oxide<0.1%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin B6<0.1%No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochloride<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin B2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin dNo flag›
  • Vitamin B12No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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SUGAR, WHEAT, CORN SYRUP, HONEY, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR. VITAMINS & MINERALS: VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), NIACIN (NIACINAMIDE), FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE (IRON), ZINC (ZINC OXIDE), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN D, VITAMIN B12.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Feb 2025

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 critical · 1 high · 5 moderate · 2 minor · 3 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 16 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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