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Hamburger buns
HostessPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0888109254971

Hamburger buns

Greenveil's read: looks good. Food health minor · 2 additives of concern (worst: Calcium propionate).

Food health
Minor
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 7 Nov 2023

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Calcium 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.
  2. Calcium 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

  • Flour52.7%No flag›
  • Wheat16.2%No flag›
  • Malted barley8.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3752%No flag
  • Reduced iron2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.9%No flag
  • Folic aciol water1.5%No flag
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Yeast stearoyl lactylate1.5%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i1.5%No flag
  • Enzyme1.5%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E3001.5%No flag
  • Calcium peroxide · E9301.5%No flag
  • Ammonium sulfate · E5171.5%No flag
  • Sesame contains1.5%No flag
  • Less1.5%No flag
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten0.3%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides0.3%No flag›
  • Preservative0.3%No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.3%Low

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

  • Contains bioengineered food ingredients0.2%No flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)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 FLOUR (WHEAT, MALTED BARLEY, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACIOL WATER, SUGAR, YEAST STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, AMMONIUM SULFATE, SESAME FLOUR CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, MONOGLYCERIDES, PRESERVATIVE (CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID VINEGAR SODIUM CONTAINS WHEAT, SESAME CONTAINS BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENTS

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Calcium 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

What drives this

5 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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