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Pains au chocolat
Maitre Jean PierreSnacks · 20712587

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

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Mar 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 flour48%No flag›
  • Chocolate12%No flag›
  • Sugar7.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste6.8%No flag
  • Cocoa butter6.5%No flag›
  • Emulsifier4.8%No flag
  • Lécithines · E3224.8%No flag
  • Sunflower lecithin4.8%No flag›
  • Palm fat3.7%No flag
  • Water3.1%No flag›
  • Sugar2.6%No flag›
  • Colza oil2.3%No flag›
  • Yeast1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Butterfat0.5%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.3%No flag
  • Mono- et diglycérides d'acides gras · E4710.1%No flag
  • Stéaroyl-2-lactylate de sodium · E481<0.1%No flag
  • Esters monoacétyltartriques et diacétyltartriques des mono- et diglycérides d'acides gras · E472e<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Alcohol0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten<0.1%No flag›
  • Milk proteins<0.1%No flag›
  • Deactivated yeast<0.1%No flag
  • ThickenerNo flag
  • Gomme de cellulose · E466Low

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

  • ColourNo flag
  • Beta carotene dyeNo flag
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Farine de _blé_ 48%, chocolat 12% (sucre, pâte de cacao, beurre de cacao, émulsifiant (lécithines (tournesol)), graisse de palme, eau, sucre, huile de colza, levure, sel, beurre concentré (_lait_), émulsifiants (mono et diglycérides d'acides gras, stéaroyl-2-lactylate de sodium, esters monoacétyltartriques et diacétyltartriques des mono et diglycérides d'acides gras), arômes naturels (alcool), gluten de _blé_, protéines de _lait_, levure désactivée, épaississant (gomme de cellulose), colorant (bêta-carotène)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Mar 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

5 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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