Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 16 Jun 2023
Opti-Meal Protein Meal Bar
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 16 Jun 2023
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Soy rice crisps51.5%No flag
- Barley malt extract6.3%No flag
- Fractionated palm kernel oil6.1%No flag
- Whey powder1.5%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder0.8%No flag
- Natural vanilla flavouring0.4%No flag
- Polydextrose · E12006.1%No flag
- Inulin from chicory root1.5%No flag
- Crisp rice0.8%No flag
- Milled rice0.4%No flag
- Barley malt extract<0.1%No flag
- Tocopherols · E306<0.1%No flag
- Antioxidant<0.1%No flag
- Caramel · E1500.4%No flag
- Whole milk<0.1%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
- ColourNo flag
- Yellow lake 5No flag
- Yellow lake 6No flag
- Blue lake 2No flag
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- EmulsifierNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Contains 2% and less of glycerine<0.1%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Acacia gum · E414No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
- Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
- SyntheticNo flag
- Niacinamide · E375No flag
- Encapsulated reduced ironNo flag
- Riboflavin · E101No flag
Show original label text
Soy rice crisps (isolated soy protein, rice flour, barley malt extract, salt), coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, cocoa powder, whey powder, nonfat milk powder, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor), invert sugar, polydextrose, corn syrup, inulin from chicory root, crisp rice (milled rice, sugar, barley malt extract, salt, rice bran extract, tocopherols [antioxidant]), caramel flavored chips (sugar, palm kernel and palm oil, whole milk solids, nonfat dry milk solids, artificial color (yellow lake 5, yellow lake 6, blue lake 2), artificial flavor, soy lecithin (emulsifier), salt, natural flavor), soy protein isolate, soy oil, contains 2% or less of glycerine, natural & artificial flavor, caramelized sugar, acacia gum, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, calcium carbonate, maltodextrin, ascorbic acid, vitamin e acetate (synthetic), niacinamide, vitamin a palmitate, zinc oxide, encapsulated reduced iron, vitamin b12, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamin hydrochloride, vitamin d3, folic acid.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- CoatingHigh concern
- Retinyl PalmitateHigh concern
- Thiamin HydrochlorideHigh concern
5 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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