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Hy-Vee Inc.Snacks · 0075450169461

Peppermint Bark

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • White chocolate layer62.5%No flag
  • Sugar33.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter14.4%No flag›
  • Milk7.2%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin3.6%No flag›
  • Pure vanilla3.6%No flag
  • Dark layer18.8%No flag
  • Sugar9.4%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil4.7%No flag›
  • Palm oils2.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa1.2%No flag›
  • Processed with potassium carbonate1.2%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.6%No flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E4910.3%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.1%No flag
  • Pure vanilla0.1%No flag
  • Peppermint candy9.4%No flag
  • Sugar4.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup2.3%No flag›
  • Natural oil of peppermint1.2%No flag
  • U.s0.6%No flag
  • Certified colors0.6%No flag
  • Fd&c red #40 · E1290.3%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow #5 · E1020.1%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue #1 · E1330.1%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Peppermint oil9.4%No flag›
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White chocolate layer, (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, soya lecithin, pure vanilla), dark layer, (sugar, palm kernel and palm oils, cocoa [processed with potassium carbonate], nonfat milk, sorbitan monostearate, soya lecithin [emulsifier], pure vanilla), peppermint candy (sugar, corn syrup, natural oil of peppermint, u.s. certified colors [fd&c red #40, yellow #5, blue #1]), peppermint oil.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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