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Hovis thickPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 5010003000353

Bread

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Calcium propionate).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 16 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Flour54.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour54.2%No flag›
  • Water22.9%No flag›
  • Wheat Protein11.5%No flag
  • Yeast5.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Soya Flour0.2%No flag›
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • E2820.2%Low

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

  • Caramelised Sugar0.2%No flag
  • Emulsifier0.2%No flag
  • E472e0.2%No flag
  • Flour Treatment Agent0.2%No flag
  • Ascorbic Acid · E3000.2%No flag
  • Wheat Flour0.2%No flag›
  • With added Calcium0.1%No flag›
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Thiamin<0.1%No flag›
  • This product contains 62% flour4.3%No flag
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Wholemeal Flour (Wheat), Water, Wheat Protein, Yeast, Salt, Soya Flour, Preservative: E282, Caramelised Sugar, Emulsifier: E472e, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid, Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin). This product contains 62% wholegrains from wholemeal flour.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 16 Apr 2026

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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