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Apple fruit pie
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Apple fruit pie

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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. Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Flour52.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar14.1%No flag›
  • Water14.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil9.7%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E4224.8%No flag
  • Apple2.4%No flag›
  • Treated with sulfur dioxide to retain color2.4%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less1.2%No flag
  • Modified corn starch1.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Preservative0.4%No flag
  • Sodium propionate · E2810.2%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Flour0.2%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Cinnamon<0.1%No flag›
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Agar-agar · E406No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Contains bioengineered food ingredientsNo flag
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enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, water, palm oil, glycerin, dehydrated apples (treated with sulfur dioxide to retain color), contains 2% or less: modified cornstarch, salt, preservatives (sodium propionate, sodium benzoate, citric acid), flour (malted barley, wheat), dextrose, xanthan gum, cinnamon, sorbitan monostearate, natural flavors, calcium carbonate, agar-agar, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, contains soy, wheat, contains bioengineered food ingredients

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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