Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 Dec 2023
hot cocoa balls
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium propionate).
- Moderate
Allergens
- Dairy
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 Dec 2023
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
DiphosphatesMinor 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.
Ingredients
- Skimmed milk powder3%No flag
- Emulsifiers0.8%No flag
- Polyglycerol polyricinoleate · E4760.4%No flag
- Natural vanilla flavouring0.4%No flag
- Marshmallow ingredients0.2%No flag
- Gelatin · E428<0.1%No flag
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- E450iiiNo flag
- Sodium propionate · E281Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Made in mexico for r.lNo flag
- Albert and sonNo flag
- IncNo flag
- StamfordNo flag
- Ct 06902No flag
- Sole importer u.s.aNo flag
- Visit website at www.albertscandy.com 5% 0% 22% 0 72084 01760 1 item noNo flag
- 1760m best if used byNo flag
- 2025No flag
- 02No flag
- 28 lot noNo flag
- 23190b1No flag
- Diphosphates (E450)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
added sugars (sugar). cocoa butter, whole milk powder, unsweetened chocolate, nonfat dry milk, unsweetened cocoa powder, emulsifiers (soy lecithin, polyglycerol polyricinoleate), natural vanilla flavor. marshmallow ingredients: added sugars (sugar, invert sugar, corn syrup). gelatin, wheat starch, corn starch, artificial flavor, preservatives (tetrasodium pyrophosphate and sodium propionate). made in mexico for r.l. albert & son, inc. stamford, ct 06902. sole importer u.s.a. visit website at www.albertscandy.com 5% 0% 22% 0 72084 01760 1 item no.: 1760m best if used by: 2025/02/28 lot no.: 23190b1
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- DiphosphatesInorganic 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
- SugarLow concern
- Cocoa ButterLow concern
- Invert SugarLow concern
3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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