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Snacks · 0070870007447

Lemon pie, lemon

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 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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 propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Flour51.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.8%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Water24.2%No flag›
  • Sugar9.7%No flag›
  • Palm oil7.2%No flag›
  • Soya bean3.6%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oils1.8%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.9%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.5%No flag›
  • Modified tapioca starch0.2%No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of each of the following0.1%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Tocopherols · E306No flag
  • Lemon pulpNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • Concentrated lemon juiceNo flag
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Pectin · E440aNo flag
  • Lemon oilNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Vitamin c palmitateNo flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • ColourNo flag
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Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, palm oil, hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, modified tapioca starch, contains less than 2% of each of the following: salt, natural and artificial flavors, sodium stearoyl lactylate, preservatives (citric acid, sodium propionate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, tocopherols), lemon pulp, mono - and diglycerides, agar, lemon juice concentrate, corn syrup solids, cornstarch, maltodextrin, pectin, lemon oil, artificial color, sodium citrate, vitamin c palmitate, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, cellulose gum, turmeric & annatto (color).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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1 high · 3 moderate · 6 low · 4 not assessed

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