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Chocolate Dutch Mints
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Chocolate Dutch Mints

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Tartrazine).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Sep 2024

Why it's rated this way

2 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. ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    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

  • Sugar52.9%No flag›
  • Dark chocolate23.5%No flag
  • Cocoa paste11.8%No flag
  • Cocoa butter5.9%No flag›
  • Milkfat2.9%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin1.5%No flag›
  • An emulsifier0.7%No flag
  • Invert sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Confectioner's glaze0.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Confectioner's glaze<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Yellow 5 lake · E102<0.1%High

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

  • Red 3 · E127Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
  • Tapioca dextrinNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
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sugar, dark chocolate, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin, an emulsifier, invert sugar, confectioner's glaze, natural flavors, confectioner's glaze, artificial color, yellow 5 lake, red 3, carnauba wax, tapioca dextrin, corn starch

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Sep 2024

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.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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