Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Hot chocolate
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 4 additives of concern.
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
SucraloseModerate concernSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- 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.
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.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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.
Acesulfame KMinor concernSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
- 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
- Skimmed milk powder55%No flag
- Nonfat dairy solids22.5%No flag
- Dutch cocoa11.3%No flag
- Non dairy creamer5.6%No flag
- A milk derivative0.7%No flag
- E340ii0.4%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerdies0.2%No flag
- Salt sodium citrate<0.1%No flag
- Sodium silicoaluminate · E554<0.1%No flag
- Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Colour<0.1%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring1.4%No flag
- Carrageenan · E4070.4%Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Sucralose · E9550.2%Moderate
Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- Acesulfame potassium · E9500.2%Low
Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
- 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.
Show original label text
Nonfat dry milk, nonfat dairy solids, dutch cocoa, non dairy creamer (corn syrup solids, hydrogenated coconut oil, sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), dipotassium phosphate, mono and diglycerdies, salt sodium citrate, sodium silicoaluminate, soy lecithin, artificial flavors, artificial colors), maltodextrin, natural and artificial flavor, salt, carrageenan, sucralose, acesulfame potassium
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- Potassium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- MaltodextrinLow concern
- SaltLow concern
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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