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Rice crispy treats
Great ValueSnacks · 0078742246192

Rice crispy treats

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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

  • Crisp rice cereal54.2%No flag
  • Rice27.4%No flag›
  • Sugar13.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Malted barley0.2%No flag›
  • Reduced iron0.2%No flag›
  • Niacinimide0.2%No flag
  • Thiamin hydrochloride0.2%No flag›
  • Calcium d-pantothenate0.2%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.2%No flag›
  • Bht · E32111.4%Moderate

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

  • Preservative11.4%No flag
  • Corn syrup22.9%No flag›
  • Candy coated chocolaty chips11.5%No flag
  • Sugar5.7%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil2.9%No flag›
  • Cocoa1.4%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.7%No flag
  • Dextrose0.4%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171<0.1%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Fd&c red 40 aluminum lake<0.1%No flag
  • Fd&c yellow 6 aluminum lake<0.1%No flag
  • Fd&c yellow 5 aluminum lakeNo flag
  • Fd&c blue 1 aluminum lakeNo flag
  • Fd&c blue 2 aluminum lakeNo flag
  • Fd&c red 3 · E127Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Shellac · E904No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • Carnuaba waxNo flag
  • Sugar5.7%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat2.9%No flag
  • Palm oil1.4%No flag›
  • Canola oil1.4%No flag›
  • Crystalline fructose1.4%No flag
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of each of the following0.4%No flag
  • Glycerine · E4220.4%No flag
  • Gelatin · E4280.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides<0.1%No flag›
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Crisp rice cereal (rice, sugar, salt, barley malt, reduced iron, niacinimide, thiamine hydrochloride, calcium d-pantothenate, ascorbic acid, folic acid, maltodextrin and bht [preservative]), corn syrup, candy coated chocolaty chips (sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa, cocoa processed with alkali, dextrose, soy lecithin, sugar, titanium dioxide [color], fd&c red 40 aluminum lake, fd&c yellow 6 aluminum lake, fd&c yellow 5 aluminum lake, fd&c blue 1 aluminum lake, fd&c blue 2 aluminum lake, fd&c red 3, shellac, maltodextrin, gum arabic and carnuaba wax), sugar, vegetable shortening (palm oil, canola oil), crystalline fructose, water, contains less than 2% of each of the following: glycerine, gelatin, natural flavors, soy lecithin, monoglycerides.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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