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Chocolate Pie Made With Real Cocoa

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Fortified wheat flour51.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour26%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water24.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup12.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil6.1%No flag›
  • Palm3%No flag
  • Soya bean3%No flag›
  • Palm oil3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Polydextrose · E12000.8%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Fat0.2%No flag
  • Tallow<0.1%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated tallow<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali<0.1%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Glycerin · E422<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup solids<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • To retain freshnessNo flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

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

  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • 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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Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, corn syrup, vegetable oil (palm, soybean), palm oil, sugar, polydextrose, high fructose corn syrup, shortening (tallow, hydrogenated tallow), modified food starch, cocoa processed with alkali. contains 2% or less of each of the following: glycerin, corn syrup solids, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, salt, chocolate liquor, defatted soy flour, salt, natural and artificial flavor, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, agar, locust bean gum, sunflower oil, disodium phosphate, sodium propionate and sorbic acid and potassium sorbate (to retain freshness), titanium dioxide, yellow 5, red 40.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • 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.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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6 low · 5 not assessed

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