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Snacks · 0041268756216

Hannaford lemon french twirls

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Oct 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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. Polysorbate 80Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Vegetable oil54.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil27.7%No flag›
  • Soya bean13.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil6.6%No flag›
  • Soya oil3.3%No flag›
  • Monodiglycerides1.7%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E4350.8%No flag
  • Tbhq and citric acid added to protect flavor0.8%No flag
  • Sugar22.9%No flag›
  • Flour11.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour5.7%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour2.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Water5.7%No flag›
  • Contain 2% and less of each of the following2.9%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4122.9%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring1.4%No flag
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Propylene glycol · E4900.4%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • E160aiNo flag
  • TumericaNo flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium propionate · E2810.4%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Propylene glycol · E490<0.1%No flag
  • Fd<0.1%No flag
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Vegetable oil(palm oil,hydrogenated soybean and palm oil,soybean oil,mono-diglycerides, polysorbate 60, tbhq and citric acid added to protect flavor),sugar,bleached enriched flour(wheat flour, malted barley flour,niacin,reduced iron,thiamine mononitrate,riboflavin,folic acid),water,contain 2% or less of each of the following:guar gum,natural and artificial flavors(water,propylene glycol, xanthan gum,citric acid,sodium citrate,polysorbate 80,sodium benzoate,beta-carotene,tumerica),salt, sodium propionate,artificial color(water, propylene glycol,fd

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Oct 2020

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.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 moderate · 1 low · 1 not assessed

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