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Balla Bites
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Balla Bites

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Carrageenan).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • Sugar52.1%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup24%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12%No flag›
  • Wheat starch6%No flag›
  • Palm fat3%No flag
  • Emulsifiers1.5%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids · E4711.5%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
  • Dextrose0.4%No flag›
  • Acid0.2%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Gelling agent<0.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

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

  • Acidity regulator<0.1%No flag
  • E331iii<0.1%No flag
  • Sunflower oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Flavourings<0.1%No flag
  • Fruit and plant concentratesNo flag
  • SpirulinaNo flag›
  • RadishNo flag›
  • BlackcurrantNo flag
  • AppleNo flag›
  • ElderberryNo flag
  • ChokeberryNo flag
  • GrapeNo flag›
  • Elderberry extractNo flag›
  • ColoursNo flag
  • Curcumin · E100No flag
  • E141iiNo flag
  • Glazing agentsNo flag
  • White and yellow beeswax · E901No flag
Show original label text

Sugar, glucose syrup, wheat flour, wheat starch, palm fat, emulsifiers: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, citric acid, dextrose, acid: citric acid, gelling agent: carrageenan, acidity regulator: trisodium citrate, sunflower oil, flavourings, fruit and plant concentrates: spirulina, radish, blackcurrant, apple, elderberry, aronia, grape, elderberry extract, colours: curcumin, copper complexes of chlorophyllins, glazing agents: white and yellow beeswax

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

What drives this

6 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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