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Hawaiian shortbread

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Tartrazine).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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

  • Flour52.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.5%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Butter23.8%No flag›
  • Cream11.9%No flag›
  • Salt11.9%No flag›
  • Sugar9.7%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of each of the following7.1%No flag
  • Pineapple7.1%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup3.5%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.8%No flag›
  • Fructose0.9%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Glucose syrup0.2%No flag›
  • E500ii0.1%No flag
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Malic acid · E296<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium benzoate preservativeNo flag
  • Sodium propionate preservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate preservativeNo flag
  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

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Enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), butter (cream, salt), sugar, contains less than 2% of each of the following: pineapple, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, natural and artificial flavors, glucose syrup, baking soda, soybean oil, malic acid, water, wheat starch, soy lecithin, citric acid, sodium benzoate preservative, sodium propionate preservative, potassium sorbate preservative, yellow 6, yellow 5.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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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