Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Valentine cordials dark chocolate
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- 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
- Dark chocolate23.8%No flag
- Contains23.8%No flag
- Cocoa paste6%No flag
- An emulsifier1.5%No flag
- Us certified colors including0.4%No flag
- Red no 40 · E1290.4%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Red no0.2%No flag
- 40 lake<0.1%No flag
- Yellow no<0.1%No flag
- Titanium dioxide · E171<0.1%High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Confectioner's glazeNo flag
- Carnuaba waxNo flag
- Bee's waxNo flag
- Gum arabic · E414No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
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Cane sugar, dark chocolate: [contains: sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanilla], us certified colors including: red no 40, red no. 40 lake, yellow no. 5 and titanium dioxide, corn starch, confectioner's glaze, carnuaba wax, bee's wax, wheat starch, gum arabic, natural and artificial flavors, corn syrup.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- VanillaHigh concern
- Cane SugarLow concern
- Cocoa ButterLow concern
2 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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