Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Jan 2025
Horlicks Chocolate
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Jan 2025
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Cereals43.5%No flag
- Extracted Solids20.5%No flag
- Wheat Malt10%No flag
- Cereal19%No flag
- Partially Hydrolysed Cereal Solids13.5%No flag
- MineralsNo flag
- EmulsifierNo flag
- E471No flag
- Natural ColourNo flag
- E150c · E150aModerate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Nature Identical Flavouring SubstancesNo flag
- StabiliserNo flag
- E412No flag
- Edible lodized SaltNo flag
- Acidity RegulatorsNo flag
- E501iiNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Malted Cereals (Extracted Solids) (23%) [Barley Malt (13%), Wheat Malt (10%)], Cereal Extract (19%) [Barley (11%), Wheat (8%)], Partially Hydrolysed Cereal Solids, Sugar, Milk Solids (8%), Cocoa Powder (6%), Wheat Gluten, Minerals, Soy Protein Isolate, Emulsifier (INS 471), Liquid Glucose, Natural Colour (INS 150c), Nature Identical Flavouring Substances, Vitamins, Stabiliser (INS 412), Edible lodized Salt, Acidity Regulators [INS 501(ii), INS 500(ii)].
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
5 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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