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Hills Bros.Beverages · 0018400314337

Cappuccino cafe style drink mix

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh 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.
  2. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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. Potassium 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.
  5. 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

  • Sugar54.5%No flag›
  • Creaming powder22.7%No flag
  • Vegetable oil11.4%No flag›
  • Coconut5.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil5.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids5.7%No flag›
  • Sodium caseinate2.8%No flag›
  • A milk derivative2.8%No flag
  • E340ii1.4%No flag
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.4%No flag
  • Silicon dioxide · E5510.2%No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Colored with<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Turmeric<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder11.4%No flag
  • Cocoa5.7%No flag›
  • Processed with alkali5.7%No flag
  • Candy cane pieces2.8%No flag
  • Sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E1710.4%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Red #40 · E1290.2%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Instant coffee1.4%No flag
  • Sweet dairy whey0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Sodium aluminosilicate · E5540.2%No flag
  • Anti caking agent0.2%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<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.

  • Potassium phosphates (E340)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, creamer (partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [coconut and soybean oils], corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate [a milk derivative], dipotassium phosphate, sugar, mono - and diglycerides, silicon dioxide, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy lecithin, colored with [annatto, turmeric], artificial flavor), nonfat dry milk, cocoa (processed with alkali), candy cane pieces (sugar, corn syrup, titanium dioxide, natural flavor, red #40), instant coffee, sweet dairy whey, salt, sodium aluminosilicate (to prevent caking), natural and artificial flavor, cellulose gum.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Potassium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • 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

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1 moderate · 1 low · 1 not assessed

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