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Ube Boba Bar
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Ube Boba Bar

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. PolyphosphatesMinor 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.
  3. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Product name52.2%No flag
  • 1-MEI ube boba ice milk bar ingredients52.2%No flag
  • Water23.9%No flag›
  • Sugar7.5%No flag›
  • Maltose7.5%No flag›
  • Milk powder4.5%No flag
  • Taro2.2%No flag›
  • Stabiliser1.1%No flag
  • Modified tapioca starch0.6%No flag
  • Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate · E14420.6%No flag
  • Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose0.3%No flag›
  • Locust bean gum · E4100.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium alginate · E401<0.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Cream0.6%No flag›
  • Ube0.3%No flag
  • Purple yam0.3%No flag
  • Coconut oil0.1%No flag›
  • Brown sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
  • Red beetroot<0.1%No flag›
  • Red bee onadgd COL0RING agentNo flag
  • Grape škin starchNo flag
  • Tapioca starchNo flag
  • Red beetrootNo flag›
  • Red beetrootNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • UbeNo flag
  • TaroNo flag›
  • VanillaNo flag›
  • CoconutNo flag›
  • Cocoa powderNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Grape skin extractNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS · E471No flag
  • Sodium hexametaphosphate · E452iNo flag
  • GlucóseNo flag›
  • Polyphosphates (E452)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) (E466)Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Show original label text

PRODUCT NAME: 1-MEI UBE BOBA ICE MILK BAR INGREDIENTS: WATER, SUGAR, MALTOSE, MILK POWDER, TARO, STABILIZERS (MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH (HYDROXYPROPYL DISTARCH PHOSPHATE), SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, SODIUM ALGINATE, CARRAGEENAN), CREAM, UBE (PURPLE YAM), COCONUT OIL, BROWN SUGAR, CORN STARCH TAPIOCA STARCH, RED BEET EXTRACT (RED BEE ONADGD COL0RING AGENT (GRAPE ŠKIN STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH, RED BEET EXTRACT (RED BEET CONCENTRATE, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID), ARTIFICIAL FLAVORINGS (UBE, TARO, VANILLA, COCONUT), COCOA POWDER, COLORING AGENT (GRAPE SKIN EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN), EMULSIFIER (MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS), SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, GLUCÓSE. *CONTAINS: MILK.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 5 not assessed

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