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Lofthouse Cookies, Lofthouse FoodsSnacks · 0708971925741

Lofthouse cookies, frosted sugar cookies

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 12 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

Ingredients

  • Sugar52.8%No flag
  • Wheat flour23.6%No flag
  • Flour11.8%No flag
  • Niacin · E3755.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag
  • Thiamin1.5%No flag
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.7%No flag
  • Margarine11.8%No flag
  • Palm oil5.9%No flag
  • Water3%No flag
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of mono- and diglycerides0.3%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E3850.3%No flag
  • Preservative0.3%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Colour0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate0.1%No flag
  • Eggs5.9%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of3%No flag
  • Water3%No flag
  • Rice flour1.5%No flag
  • Corn starch0.7%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.4%No flag
  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Yellow 5 lake · E102<0.1%High

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

  • Titanium dioxide · E171<0.1%High

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

  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Blue 1 lake · E133<0.1%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue 1 · E133<0.1%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue 2 · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Blue 2 lake · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Red 3 · E127Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Red 40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

  • Yellow 6 lake · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum sulfate · E521<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Vegetable oilNo flag
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag
  • Palm oilNo flag
  • Vegetable oilNo flag
  • CottonseedNo flag
  • Soya oilNo flag
  • Food starch-modifiedNo flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Confectioner's glazeNo flag
  • Lac resinNo flag
  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Soy lecithin emulsifierNo flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903No 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.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Gum tragacanthNo flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine concentrate, riboflavin, folic acid), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, contains 2% or less of mono - & diglycerides, calcium disodium edta [preservative], artificial flavor, annatto [color], vitamin a palmitate), eggs, contains 2% or less of: water, rice flour, corn starch, skim milk, colors (yellow 5 lake, titanium dioxide (color), blue 1 lake, blue 1, blue 2, blue 2 lake, red 3, red 40, red 40 lake, yellow 5, yellow 6 lake), leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, artificial flavors, vegetable oil (palm kernel oil and/or palm oil and/or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [cottonseed and/or soybean oil], food starch-modified, polysorbate 60, confectioner's glaze (lac resin), gum arabic, cellulose gum, carrageenan, soy lecithin emulsifier), carnauba wax, sodium propionate (preservative), gum tragacanth.

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.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • 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.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 19 ingredients yet.

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