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Apple jacks
Kellogg'sMeats And Their Products · 0038000191756

Apple jacks

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Oct 2022

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. 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.
  4. 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

  • Sugar51.2%No flag›
  • Corn flour blend24.4%No flag
  • Whole grain yellow corn flour12.2%No flag
  • Degerminated yellow corn flour12.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour12.2%No flag›
  • Wholemeal oat flour6.1%No flag
  • Modified food starch3.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of modified corn starch1.5%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil0.2%No flag›
  • Coconut<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed<0.1%No flag›
  • Canola<0.1%No flag›
  • Oat fibre<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Soluble corn fiber<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Degerminated yellow corn flourNo flag
  • Gelatin · E428No flag
  • Apple juiceNo flag›
  • Dried appleNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • E500iiNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Turmeric color · E100No flag
  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

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

  • Bht for freshnessNo flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • MineralsNo flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Zinc oxideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Thiamin hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
Show original label text

Sugar, corn flour blend (whole grain yellow corn flour, degerminated yellow corn flour), wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of modified corn starch, corn syrup, dextrose, vegetable oil (hydrogenated coconut, soybean and/or cottonseed, canola), oat fiber, salt, soluble corn fiber, natural and artificial flavor, degerminated yellow corn flour, gelatin, apple juice concentrate, dried apples, cornstarch, cinnamon, yellow 6, baking soda, yellow 5, red 40, turmeric extract color, blue 1, bht for freshness. vitamins and minerals: vitamin c (sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid), niacinamide, reduced iron, zinc oxide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Oct 2022

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.
  • 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

What drives this

1 high · 1 minor · 10 low · 8 not assessed

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