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Great ValueSnacks · 0078742096766

Great value, cashews, salted caramel

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Aug 2022

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

  • Cashew nuts70%No flag
  • Sugar12.9%No flag›
  • Brown sugar8.6%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of the following0.6%No flag
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.6%No flag›
  • Butter0.6%No flag›
  • Cream0.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Whey powder0.6%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavors propylene glycol0.6%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a0.6%No flag
  • Silicon dioxide · E5514.9%No flag
  • Anti-caking agent4.9%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Cashews, sugar, brown sugar, contains less than 2% of the following: salt, corn syrup, butter (cream, salt), whey powder, natural and artificial flavors propylene glycol. caramel color, silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Aug 2022

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

2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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