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Pot of Gold
Hershey'sSnacks · 0034000017447

Pot of Gold

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 14 Feb 2023

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Sugar52.4%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup23.8%No flag›
  • Chocolate11.9%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk6%No flag
  • Vegetable oil3%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.5%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil1.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter1.5%No flag›
  • Milkfat0.7%No flag›
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF0.2%No flag
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.2%No flag
  • Hydrogenated vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Coconut oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Pecan nut<0.1%No flag›
  • Dairy butter<0.1%No flag
  • Glycerin · E422<0.1%No flag
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • CocoaNo flag›
  • NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR CELLULOSE GELNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Pgpr · E476No flag
  • 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.

  • Sodium phosphates (E339)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), COCOA BUTTER, MILK FAT, WHEY (MILK), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (COCONUT OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL), PECANS, DAIRY BUTTER (MILK), GLYCERIN, LECITHIN (SOY), MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, COCOA, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR CELLULOSE GEL, SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, PGPR, CARRAGEENAN.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 14 Feb 2023

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • 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

4 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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