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Cashmere, Gourmet Popcorn

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Peanut
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

4 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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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.
  4. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    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

  • Sugar53.8%No flag›
  • Popcorn23.1%No flag›
  • Light corn syrup11.5%No flag
  • Light corn syrup5.8%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring5.4%No flag
  • Vegetable oil spread5.8%No flag
  • Vegetable oil blend2.9%No flag
  • Soya oil1.4%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil1.4%No flag›
  • Water1.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable mono- and diglycerides and soy lecithin0.3%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.2%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Phosphoric acid · E338<0.1%Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • E160aiNo flag
  • Linseed oilNo flag›
  • Coconut oil2.9%No flag›
  • Coconut oil1.4%No flag›
  • Tbhq · E3190.7%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
  • To preserve freshness0.7%No flag
  • Peanut paste1.4%No flag
  • Roasted peanuts0.7%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated vegetable oils0.2%No flag›
  • Cottonseed vegetable oils<0.1%No flag
  • Rapeseed vegetable oils<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter0.7%No flag›
  • Cream0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Cocoa powder0.4%No flag›
  • E500ii0.2%No flag
  • Vanilla extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Yellow 5 · E102<0.1%High

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

  • Yellow 6 · E110<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Lecithin · E322i<0.1%No flag
  • Sunflower oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
  • Artificial butter flavorNo flag
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Sugar, popcorn, light corn syrup (light corn syrup, salt, natural flavor), vegetable oil spread (vegetable oil blend [liquid soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil], water, salt, dried whey, vegetable mono - and diglycerides and soy lecithin. potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate [to preserve freshness], phosphoric acid, natural and artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate, beta carotene, flaxseed oil), coconut oil (coconut oil, tbhq and citric acid [to preserve freshness]), peanut butter (roasted peanuts, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oils [cottonseed and rapeseed], salt, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil), butter (cream, salt), cocoa powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, yellow 5, yellow 6), lecithin (sunflower oil, lecithin, artificial butter flavor).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Peanut, 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.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 4 not assessed

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