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Macadamia Nut0815216016703

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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 12 Feb 2024

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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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. 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.
  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

  • Fortified wheat flour52.5%No flag
  • Wheat Flour26.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.9%No flag
  • Reduced Iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin Mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic Acid1.6%No flag›
  • Hershey's White Chip23.8%No flag
  • Sugar11.9%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk5.9%No flag
  • Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil3%No flag›
  • Palm Kernel Oil1.5%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.7%No flag›
  • Palm Oil0.7%No flag›
  • Palm Kernel Oil1.5%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.7%No flag
  • Corn starch0.7%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Lecithin · E322i0.2%No flag
  • Palm Oil Margarine11.9%No flag
  • Palm Oil5.9%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Contains Less Than 2% of Vegetable mono- and Diglycerides0.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.3%No flag›
  • Sodium Benzoate · E2110.2%Moderate

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

  • A Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Citric Acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E160ai<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Invert Sugar5.9%No flag›
  • Brown Sugar3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Fructose0.7%No flag›
  • Macadamia Nuts0.4%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Propylene Glycol · E490<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and Diesters of Fat and Fatty Acids<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and Diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • BHT · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • Whole Egg<0.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • E503iiNo flag
  • Cream of Tartar · E336iNo flag
  • Cellulose Gum · E466Low

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

  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • TurmericNo flag›
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Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Hershey's White Chip (Sugar, Nonfat Milk, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil, Palm Oil], Palm Kernel Oil, Contains 2% or less of: Cornstarch, Artificial Flavor, Salt, Lecithin [Soy]), Palm Oil Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% of Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate [A Preservative], Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A Palmitate Added, Whey), Invert Sugar, Brown Sugar, Sugar, Fructose, Macadamia Nuts, Nonfat Dry Milk, Propylene Glycol (Mono - and Diesters of Fat and Fatty Acids, Mono - and Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, BHT, Citric Acid), Pasteurized Whole Egg, Modified Cornstarch, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Salt, Baking Soda, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Cream of Tartar, Cellulose Gum, Annatto, Turmeric.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 12 Feb 2024

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.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • 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

5 low · 3 not assessed

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