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Pains au Chocolat
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Pains au Chocolat

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • Wheat flour44%No flag›
  • Vegetable margarine28%No flag
  • Vegetable oil and fat15.2%No flag
  • Palm oil8%No flag›
  • Coconut oil3.6%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil3.6%No flag›
  • Water6.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.6%No flag
  • E4710.6%No flag
  • Acid5.3%No flag›
  • Acide citrique · E3305.3%No flag
  • Chocolate12%No flag›
  • Sugar7.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste2.3%No flag
  • Beurre de carao1.1%No flag
  • Emulsifier1.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin1.1%No flag›
  • Water6%No flag›
  • Sugar5%No flag›
  • Palm fat2.5%No flag
  • Wheat gluten1.3%No flag›
  • Butterfat0.6%No flag›
  • Yeast0.3%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.2%No flag
  • E471<0.1%No flag
  • E481<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Thickener<0.1%No flag
  • E466<0.1%Low

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

  • Rye maltNo flag
  • Broad bean flourNo flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • E200No flag
  • Milk proteinsNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Caroténoïdes · E160No flag
  • Flour treatment agentNo flag
  • Acide ascorbique · E300No flag
Show original label text

Farine de _blé_, margarine végétale salée (graisses et huiles végétales (palme, coco, tournesol), eau, sel de cuisine, émulsifiant (E471), acidifiant (acide citrique)), chocolat 12% (sucre, pâte de cacao, beurre de carao, émulsifiant (lécithine de _soja_)), eau, sucre, graisse de palme, _gluten de blé_, _beurre_ concentré, levure, émulsifiants (E471, E481), sel de cuisine, _lait_ écrémé en poudre, épaississant (E466), farine de malt de _seigle_, farine de fève, conservateur (E200), protéines du _lait_ (_lactose_), colorant (caroténoïdes), agent de traitement de la farine (acide ascorbique).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

3 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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