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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 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

4 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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sweetened condensed milk52.2%No flag
  • Condensed milk27.2%No flag
  • Sugar25%No flag›
  • Chocolate chunk23.9%No flag
  • Sugar12%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste6%No flag
  • Cocoa butter3%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.5%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Sugar12%No flag›
  • Butter6%No flag›
  • Cream3%No flag›
  • Salt3%No flag›
  • Walnuts3%No flag›
  • Coconut1.5%No flag›
  • Coconut0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Propylene glycol · E490<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium metabisulfite · E223<0.1%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Brown sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Flour0.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm0.2%No flag
  • Palm kernel oils<0.1%No flag›
  • Graham flour<0.1%No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Honey<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Yellow 6 lake · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 lake · E102High

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

  • Blue 2 lake · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • E500iiNo flag
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Sweetened condensed milk (condensed milk, sugar), semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, dextrose, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavor), sugar, butter (cream, salt), walnuts, sweetened coconut (coconut, sugar, water, propylene glycol, salt, sodium metabisulfite [preservative]), brown sugar, enriched unbleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm and palm kernel oils, graham flour, contains less than 2% of the following: honey, soy lecithin, whey, skim milk, dextrose, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavor, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2 lake, baking soda.

Alerts

Declared allergens

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

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 2 low · 8 not assessed

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