Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
Irwin's Brown Soda Bread
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Calcium propionate).
- Moderate
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Calcium Carbonate · E170i13.4%No flag
- Niacin · E3753.4%No flag
- Raising Agent2.6%No flag
- E501ii2.6%No flag
- Preservative2.8%No flag
- Potassium Sorbate · E2020.5%No flag
- Calcium Propionate · E2822.4%Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
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Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Buttermilk (Milk) (46%), Wheat Bran, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Raising Agent (Potassium Bicarbonate), Salt, Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate). ALLERGY ADVICE:
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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
- SugarLow concern
- Rapeseed oilLow concern
- SaltLow concern
3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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