Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Hot cross buns, hot cross
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- 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.
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.
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.
Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported 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.
Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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.
Ingredients
- Vegetable fat3.1%No flag
- Fruit1.5%No flag
- Citron0.4%No flag
- Palm<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Apricot pureeNo flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Tapioca dextrinNo flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Phosphoric acid · E338Low
Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- Agar · E406No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- ColourNo flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- ColourNo flag
- Pectin · E440aNo flag
- Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
- Malic acid · E296No flag
- Blue 1 · E133Moderate
Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- 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.
- E160aiNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Annatto · E160bNo flag
- ColourNo flag
Show original label text
Wheat flour, water, raisins, sugar, vegetable shortening (palm oil), fruit peels (orange, lemon, citron), corn syrup, eggs, yeast, dextrose, vegetable oil (soybean and/or palm), whey, mono - and diglycerides, soy flour, apricot puree, high fructose corn syrup, salt, natural & artificial flavors, tapioca dextrin, modified cornstarch, maltodextrin, sodium stearoyl lactylate, corn flour, soy lecithin, calcium carbonate, potassium sorbate (preservative), phosphoric acid, agar, citric acid, spice & coloring, carrageenan gum, calcium sulfate, artificial color, pectin, sorbitan monostearate, malic acid, blue 1, yellow 5, sodium citrate, vitamin a palmitate, red 40, beta carotene (color), annatto and turmeric (colors).
Alerts
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.
- Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Retinyl PalmitateHigh concern
- WaterLow concern
- SugarLow concern
12 of 22 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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