Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Jan 2023
Strawberry cream frosted shredded wheat
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Jan 2023
Why it's rated this way
3 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.
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.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- 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 wheat55.5%No flag
- Gelatin · E4286%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
- Red 40 · E1292.5%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Blue 1 · E1332.5%Moderate
Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Bht added to preserve freshness · E3212.5%Moderate
Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- Minerals2.5%No flag
- Niacinamide · E3752.5%No flag
- Vitamin b3 · E3752.5%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1012.5%No flag
- Vitamin b2 · E1012.5%No flag
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Whole grain wheat, sugar, gelatin, natural and artificial flavor, red 40, blue 1. bht added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide (vitamin b3), folic acid, zinc oxide (source of zinc), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), vitamin b12.
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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.
- Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Zinc OxideMinor concern
- SugarLow concern
- Folic AcidLow concern
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