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Little DebbieSnacks · 0024300044281

Little debbie, pudding rolls, banana

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 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. 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.
  3. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Corn syrup52.6%No flag›
  • Sugar21.8%No flag›
  • Water12.8%No flag›
  • Flour6.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour3.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat3.2%No flag
  • Soya bean1.6%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil0.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.4%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • With tbhq · E319<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid to preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose1.6%No flag›
  • Palm and palm kernel oil0.8%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following0.4%No flag
  • Soya flour0.4%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.2%No flag›
  • Eggs<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • To preserve freshnessNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Corn syrup, sugar, water, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), vegetable shortening (hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, soybean oil, canola oil and/or palm oil, with tbhq and citric acid to preserve freshness), dextrose, palm and palm kernel oil. contains 2% or less of each of the following: soy flour, soybean oil, eggs, emulsifiers (sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin), corn starch, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), salt, natural and artificial flavors, whey (milk), sorbic acid (to preserve freshness), colors (titanium dioxide, yellow 5, caramel color), egg whites.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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6 low · 5 not assessed

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