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FUDGE BAR

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. AspartameModerate concernSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    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. 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.
  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.
  4. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor 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

  • Milk52.3%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk23.9%No flag
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Polydextrose · E12006%No flag
  • Sorbitol · E4203%No flag
  • Cocoa1.5%No flag›
  • Milk protein concentrate0.7%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of0.4%No flag
  • Stabiliser0.2%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.2%No flag›
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

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

  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • StarchNo flag›
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

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

  • Carrageenan · E407Low

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

  • Glycerine · E422No flag
  • Whey proteinNo flag›
  • Aspartame · E951Moderate

    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.

  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial vanilla flavorNo flag
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Milk, condensed skim milk, water, polydextrose, sorbitol*, cocoa (processed with alkali), milk protein concentrate, contains less than 2% of: stabilizer (maltodextrin, whey, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, mono - & diglycerides, guar gum, starch, polysorbate 80, carrageenan), glycerine, whey protein concentrate, aspartame, mono - and diglycerides, vitamin a palmitate, natural and artificial vanilla flavor.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 May 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic 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

What drives this

1 high · 1 low · 6 not assessed

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