Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 18 Jan 2022
Chocolate
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Carrageenan).
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 18 Jan 2022
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Skimmed milk53.6%No flag
- Cocoa powder processed with alkali7.7%No flag
- Whey powder3.8%No flag
- Cocoa paste1.9%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of1%No flag
- Microcrystalline cellulose · E460i1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.5%No flag
- Guar gum · E4120.2%No flag
- Cellulose gum · E4660.1%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
- Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
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Nonfat milk, sugar, cream, corn syrup, cocoa powder processed with alkali, whey powder, chocolate liquor, contains 2% or less of: microcrystalline cellulose, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, cellulose gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, dextrose.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- 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
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- DextroseLow concern
1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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