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Koo-kies sweetened corn cereal
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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
- Whole grain corn flour52.1%No flag
- Degermed corn meal15.3%No flag
- High oleic canola oil7.7%No flag
- Cocoa processed with alkali0.6%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a0.6%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.6%No flag
- Minerals0.2%No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170i0.2%No flag
- Sodium ascorbate · E3010.1%No flag
- Niacinamide · E375<0.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E101No flag
- Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Whole grain corn flour, sugar, degermed corn meal, high oleic canola oil, corn syrup, salt, molasses, cocoa processed with alkali, caramel color, natural flavor. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), niacinamide, zinc oxide, reduced iron, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Vitamin DCritical concern
- Retinyl PalmitateHigh concern
- Zinc OxideMinor concern
2 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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