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Snacks · 0681131176705

Gourmet pretzel crunchers

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Potassium phosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Peanut
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Potassium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Caramel · E15050%No flag
  • Corn syrup25%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed milk12.5%No flag
  • Milk6.3%No flag›
  • Sugar6.3%No flag›
  • Evaporated milk6.3%No flag
  • Milk3.1%No flag›
  • E340ii1.6%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.8%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Cholecalciferol0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar3.1%No flag›
  • Butter1.6%No flag›
  • Cream0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Coconut oil0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Pretzels25%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour12.5%No flag
  • Flour6.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Malt6.3%No flag›
  • Salt3.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.6%No flag›
  • Yeast1.6%No flag›
  • Milk chocolate12.5%No flag
  • Sugar6.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter3.1%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder1.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste0.8%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder0.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • An emulsifier0.2%No flag
  • Natural vanilla0.2%No flag
  • Peanuts12.5%No flag›
  • Potassium phosphates (E340)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Caramel (corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk [milk, sugar], evaporated milk [milk, dipotassium phosphate, carrageenan, vitamin d3], sugar, butter [cream, salt], coconut oil, salt, natural and artificial flavor), pretzels (enriched wheat flour [flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], malt, salt, soybean oil, yeast), milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, dry whole milk, chocolate liquor, nonfat dry milk, soy lecithin [an emulsifier], natural vanilla), peanuts.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Peanut, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Potassium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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